Frankfurt-Freiburg Contrast and Acuity Test System (FF-CATS). A new test to determine contrast sensitivity under variable ambient and glare luminance levels;Das "Frankfurt-Freiburg Contrast and Acuity Test System" (FF-CATS). Ein neuer test zur kontrastsensitivitätsbestimmung unter variablen beleuchtungs- und blendbedingungen

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 507-513

  Terzi, E ^a   Buhren J ^a   Wesemann, W ^b   Kohnen, T ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Höhere Fachschule für Augenoptik HFAK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Disability glare; Glare; Psychophysical threshold; Quality of vision

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLARE; HUMAN; LUMINANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; GLARE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 20044387801     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-004-1125-y     Document Type: Article

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