The Pattern Glare Test: A review and determination of normative values

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 295-309

  Evans, B J W ^a,b   Stevenson, S J ^b  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cortical hyperexcitability; Meares Irlen syndrome; Norms; Pattern glare; Visual stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; VISION TEST; VISUAL STRESS; WILKINS AND EVANS PATTERN GLARE TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MYOPIA; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REFERENCE VALUES; VISION TESTS;

EID: 45349102262     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2008.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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