The usefulness of Vistech and FACT contrast sensitivity charts for cataract and refractive surgery outcomes research

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-16

  Pesudovs, K ^a   Hazel, C A ^a   Doran, R M L ^b   Elliott, D B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; VISION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; KERATOMILEUSIS, LASER IN SITU; MIDDLE AGED; MYOPIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0347125046     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.88.1.11     Document Type: Article

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