Change of visual acuity recording methods in clinical studies across the years

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 222, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-177

  Moutray, Tanya Natasha ^a   Williams, Michael Andrew ^a,b   Jackson, A J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical studies; Vision, methodology; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

METHODOLOGY; PEER REVIEW; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OPHTHALMOLOGICAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 44349191420     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000126080     Document Type: Review

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