Age-related change in contrast sensitivity among Japanese adults

Japanese Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 299-303

  Nomura, Hideki ^a   Ando, Fujiko ^b   Niino, Naoakira ^b   Shimokata, Hiroshi ^b   Miyake, Yozo ^c  

^a CHUBU NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR GERIATRICS AND GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adult; Aging; Contrast sensitivity; Population based study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; JAPAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0038362693     PISSN: 00215155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-5155(03)00011-X     Document Type: Article

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