Superior short-wavelength contrast sensitivity in asthenopics during reflexive readjustments of ocular accommodation

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 361-372

  Richter, H O ^a   Knez, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accommodation; Alertness; Asthenopia; Contrast sensitivity; Defocus; Lightening; Longitudinal chromatic aberration; Near work; Short wavelength

Indexed keywords

ACCOMMODATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOPIA; BLURRED VISION; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRATING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; LENS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION TEST; WAVEFORM;

ACCOMMODATION, OCULAR; ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADULT; ASTHENOPIA; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250732381     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2007.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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