Senescent effects on binocular summation for contrast sensitivity and spatial interval acuity

Current Eye Research

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 315-321

  Gagnon, Roger W C ^a   Kline, Donald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Binocular summation; Contrast sensitivity; Hyperacuity; Spatial interval discrimination

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; AGE; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENESCENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0345017862     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.27.5.315.17225     Document Type: Article

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