An evaluation of the Mars Letter Contrast Sensitivity Test

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 82, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 970-975

  Dougherty, Bradley E ^a   Flom, Roanne E ^a   Bullimore, Mark A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Low vision; Mars test; Pelli Robson test; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VISION;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; LOW VISION; MARS TEST; PELLI-ROBSON TEST; REPEATABILITY;

OPTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MARS LETTER CONTRAST SENSITIVITY TEST; MONOCULAR VISION; PELLI ROBSON TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION TESTS; VISION, LOW;

EID: 28844490926     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.opx.0000187844.27025.ea     Document Type: Article

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