The effects of optical defocus on the legibility of the Tumbling-E and Landolt-C

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 389-393

  Reich, Lewis N ^a   Ekabutr, Michele ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Landolt C; Orientation; Probit analysis; Tumbling E; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

LENSES; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; PATIENT MONITORING;

VISUAL ACUITY;

VISION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTIGMATISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; LETTER; MYOPIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; REFRACTION ERROR; SCREENING TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036285466     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200206000-00013     Document Type: Article

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