Photopic contrast sensitivity : Local contrast perception;Photopisches Kontrastsehen :̈ Ortliche Kontrastempfindlichkeit

Ophthalmologe

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-59

  Bach, M ^a   Wesemann, W ^b   Kolling, G ^c   Buhren J ^d   Krastel, H ^c   Schiefer, U ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Höhere Fachschule für Augenoptik Köln Cologne School of Optometry   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d Department of Ophthalmology Rochester ^*

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contrast; Glare; Psychophysics; Threshold assessment; Visual function

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER;

CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; VISION DISORDERS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 38949107670     PISSN: 0941293X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00347-007-1605-y     Document Type: Article

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