Effect of a yellow filter on mesopic contrast perception and differential light sensitivity in the visual field

Ophthalmic Research

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-59

  Pérez, María Jesús ^a   Puell, María Cinta ^a   Sánchez, Celia ^a   Langa, Antonio ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Differential light sensitivity; Low contrast; Mesopic vision; Visual acuity; Yellow filter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LENS; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARK ADAPTATION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0037258792     PISSN: 00303747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000068202     Document Type: Article

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