Interocular interactions during acuity measurement in children and adults, and in adults with amblyopia

Vision Research

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-188

  Vedamurthy, Indu ^a   Suttle, Catherine M ^a   Alexander, Jack ^a   Asper, Lisa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amblyopia; Binocular interaction; Binocular rivalry; Visual Acuity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE DOMINANCE; EYELID CLOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MONOCULAR VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISION DISPARITY; VISION TESTS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 33845618668     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2006.08.017     Document Type: Article

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