The effect of myopia on contrast thresholds

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 2371-2374

  Stoimenova, Bistra D ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTRAST RADIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUMINANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYOPIA; PHOTOPIC VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFRACTION ERROR; RETINA FOVEA; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; DARK ADAPTATION; LIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DARK ADAPTATION; HUMANS; LIGHT; MYOPIA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 34250179822     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.05-1377     Document Type: Article

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