Structural modeling of contrast sensitivity in adulthood

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 158-165

  Scialfa, Charles T ^a   Kline, Donald W ^a   Wood, Philip K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDPASS FILTERS; OPTICAL FILTERS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SAMPLING; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTIONS (CSF);

PHOTOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036357488     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.000158     Document Type: Article

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