Repeatability of the Waterloo Four-Contrast LogMAR Visual Acuity chart and Near Vision Test card on a group of normal young adults

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 427-435

  Cho, Pauline ^a   Woo, George C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Contrast; LogMAR VA; Near acuity; Presentation; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 16544379988     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2004.00216.x     Document Type: Article

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