Lack of covariation of the effects of luminance and eccentricity on contrast sensitivity

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 63-67

  García Pérez, Miguel A ^a   Peli, Eli ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; DeVries Rose law; Eccentricity; Individual differences; Luminance; Weber law

Indexed keywords

LIGHT; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTION (CSF);

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; AGED; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0344096754     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-199901000-00030     Document Type: Article

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