Vision and mobility performance of subjects with age-related macular degeneration

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 697-707

  Hassan, Shirin E ^a   Lovie Kitchin, Jan E ^a   Woods, Russell L ^a  

^a Lions Vision Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Binocular scotoma; Mobility

Indexed keywords

BINOCULAR VISION; HEALTH CARE; PATIENT TREATMENT;

MACULAR PERFORMANCE;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0036847801     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200211000-00007     Document Type: Article

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