Orientational contrast sensitivity and chromatic contrast thresholds in multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 137, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 283-286

  Jackson, Timothy L ^a,c   Ong, Gek L ^a,b   Ripley, Lionel G ^b  

^a SUSSEX EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COMPUTER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1242293660     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2003.08.032     Document Type: Article

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