Sources of variability in the clinical photostress test

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-67

  Margrain, Tom H ^a   Thomson, David ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinic; Macular; Photostress; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DISEASE; TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ACUITY; ADAPTATION; AGE; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; STRESS; TIME;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; VISUAL PIGMENT;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL PIGMENTS; STRESS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036371007     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00005.x     Document Type: Article

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