An Ancient Eye Test-Using the Stars

Survey of Ophthalmology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 536-539

  Bohigian, George M ^a  

^a BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Sufi; Alcor; Arab astronomy; Arab eye test; double stars; Mizar; naked eye star tests; Snellen vision test; vision function; vision star tests; vision testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTRONOMY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EYE EXAMINATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTRONOMY; CHILD; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HISTORY, ANCIENT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSIA; STARS, CELESTIAL; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 53249140411     PISSN: 00396257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2008.06.009     Document Type: Article

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