Improving the design of the letter contrast sensitivity test

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2225-2229

  Arditi, Aries ^a  

^a Arlene R Gordon Research Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RESIN;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MARS LETTER CONTRAST SENSITIVITY TEST; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION TEST; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION TESTS;

EID: 22144476891     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.04-1198     Document Type: Article

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