An evaluation of logMAR vision test charts for near vision using Chinese characters

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 178-186

  Hao, Yan Mei ^a   Johnston, Alan W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese characters; Log MAR; Oral reading rates; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

EID: 39349085498     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.1997.tb04878.x     Document Type: Article

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