The contrast sensitivity function for detection and resolution of blue-on-yellow gratings in foveal and peripheral vision

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 420-426

  Anderson, R S ^a   Zlatkova, M B ^a   Beirne, R O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aliasing; Blue on yellow; Contrast sensitivity; Peripheral vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GRATING; HUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PERIPHERAL VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA CONE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL FIELD;

COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 0036731078     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-1313.2002.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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