Improved mobility and independence of night-blind people using night-vision goggles

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1725-1731

  Hartong, Dyonne T ^a,b   Jorritsma, Frank F ^c   Neve, Johannes J ^d   Melis Dankers, Bart J M ^e   Kooijman, Aart C ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Bartimeus Utrecht   (Netherlands)

^d Vision Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

^e Vision Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DARK ADAPTATION; DEVICE; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT ADAPTATION; LUMINANCE; MALE; NIGHT BLINDNESS; NIGHT VISION; NIGHT VISION GOGGLES; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA DEGENERATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SPECTACLES; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; DARK ADAPTATION; EYEGLASSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; NIGHT BLINDNESS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETINITIS PIGMENTOSA; SENSORY AIDS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 3042584864     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.03-1061     Document Type: Article

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