The Electronic Visual Acuity Tester: Testability in Preschool Children

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 238-244

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Author keywords

Crowded HOTV letter optotypes; Electronic Visual Acuity Tester; Preschool children; Threshold visual acuity

Indexed keywords

BINOCULARS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EYE PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE; PERSONNEL TRAINING;

ELECTRONIC VISUAL ACUITY TESTERS; EYE CARE;

OPTOMETERS;

AGE; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MALE; MONOCULAR VISION; NORMAL HUMAN; OPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTOMETRY; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TRAINING; VISION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL THRESHOLD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTRONICS; HUMANS; VISION TESTS; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 1942446293     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006324-200404000-00009     Document Type: Article

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