Evaluation of the pupillary light response as an objective measure of visual function

Ophthalmology Clinics of North America

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 143-153

  Girkin, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EVALUATION; LIGHT; MEASUREMENT; OPTIC NERVE DISEASE; PERIMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; REVIEW; VISION; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 0037946785     PISSN: 08961549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0896-1549(03)00002-6     Document Type: Review

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