Microdot test of foveal function. A comparison with visual acuity at high and low contrast

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 81-86

  Malmer, L ^a   Martin, Lene ^a  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Contrast; Fovea; Rarebit; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMICROSCOPY; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA FOVEA; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; AGING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PERIMETRY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMETRY; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 21244485781     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2004.00244.x     Document Type: Article

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