Anisometropic amblyopia: Spatial contrast sensitivity deficits in inferred magnocellular and parvocellular vision

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 3622-3631

  Zele, Andrew J ^a,b   Pokorny, Joel ^a   Lee, David Y ^c   Ireland, Dennis ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STEADY STATE; VISION; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADULT; CHILD; DEPTH PERCEPTION; ORIENTATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RETINA FOVEA; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; CHILD; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 34648820158     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.06-1207     Document Type: Article

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