Contrast sensitivity: Determining the visual quality and function of cataract, intraocular lenses and refractive surgery

Current Opinion in Ophthalmology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-26

  Ginsburg, Arthur P ^a  

^a Vision Sciences Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Bull's eye radial gratings; Contrast sensitivity; EyeView; Functional Acuity Contrast Test; Functional vision; Image processing; Sine wave gratings; Vision quality

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CATARACT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FUNCTIONAL ACUITY CONTRAST TEST; IMAGE PROCESSING; LENS IMPLANT; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REFRACTIVE SURGERY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VISUAL ACUITY;

CATARACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LENSES, INTRAOCULAR; REFRACTIVE ERRORS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 29844454106     PISSN: 10408738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.icu.0000192520.48411.fa     Document Type: Review

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