Rod and rod-driven function in achromatopsia and blue cone monochromatism

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 950-958

  Moskowitz, Anne ^a   Hansen, Ronald M ^a   Akula, James D ^a   Eklund, Susan E ^a   Fulton, Anne B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; BLUE CONE MONOCHROMATISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR BLINDNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLATORY POTENTIAL; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA ROD; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL STIMULATION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; DARK ADAPTATION; INFANT; LIGHT; OSCILLOMETRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE; RETINA DISEASE;

SCOTOPSIN; SHORT WAVELENGTH OPSIN; SHORT-WAVELENGTH OPSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; DARK ADAPTATION; ELECTRORETINOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LIGHT; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL DISEASES; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; ROD OPSINS;

EID: 59449110694     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.08-2544     Document Type: Article

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