Binocular contrast inhibition in subjects with age-related macular degeneration

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

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 223-228

  Valberg, Arne ^a   Fosse, Per ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b Tambartun Natl Rsrc Ctr Vis I   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINOCULAR VISION; DIFFRACTION GRATINGS; OPTICAL DATA PROCESSING; OPTOMETERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (AMD);

PHOTOSENSITIVITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MONOCULAR VISION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0036364934     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.19.000223     Document Type: Article

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