Comparison of angular frequency contrast sensitivity in young and older adults

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-378

  Santos, Natanael A ^a   Simas, M L B ^b   Nogueira, R M T B L ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARAÍBA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angular frequency; Contrast sensitivity; Forced choice method; Human aging; Spatial frequency

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DISEASE; GRATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMINANCE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL THRESHOLD; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 1842450788     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2004000300014     Document Type: Article

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