Preferred retinal loci and macular scotoma characteristics in patients with age-related macular degeneration

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 303-312

  Schuchard, Ronald A ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factor; Macular degeneration; Ocular fixation; Scotoma

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; EYE MOVEMENT; GAZE; HUMAN; OCULOMOTOR SYSTEM; PERIMETRY; PHOTORECEPTOR; READING; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETINA MACULA LUTEA; SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPE; SCOTOMA; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM;

EID: 21744456049     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0008-4182(05)80073-0     Document Type: Article

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