Perception of very small visual stimuli in the fovea: Normative data for the Rarebit foveal test

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 81-85

  Nilsson, Maria ^a   Wanger, P ^b   Martin, L ^b  

^a ST ERIK S EYE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Contrast; Luminance; Rarebit fovea test; Target detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; RETINA FOVEA; STANDARD; VISION; VISION TEST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REFERENCE VALUES; VISION TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33646075983     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2006.00016.x     Document Type: Article

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