Recognition performance and perceived quality of video enhanced for the visually impaired

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 543-555

  Peli, Eli ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Image enhancement; Low vision; Perceived quality; Television; Video; Vision rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELEVISION; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL MEMORY;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LIGHTING; MOTION PERCEPTION; ROC CURVE; VIDEO RECORDING; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 29144488434     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00340.x     Document Type: Article

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