Visual contrast sensitivity testing: A comparison of two F.A.C.T. test types

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 271-277

  Hitchcock, Edward M ^a   Dick, Robert B ^a   Krieg, Edward F ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Neurobehavioral; Neurotoxicology; Spatial vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ACUITY CONTRAST TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1542328254     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2003.10.007     Document Type: Article

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