Effects of task lighting on visual function in age-related macular degeneration

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-179

  Haymes, Sharon A ^a,b   Lee, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Illuminance; Low vision; Optimal print size; Reading speed; Spectral power distribution; Spectral sensitivity; Visual function

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INCANDESCENCE; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MACULAR DEGENERATION; READING; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33645126908     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2006.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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