Functional deficits in early stage age-related maculopathy

Clinical and Experimental Optometry

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 90-98

  Qiu, Feng ^a   Leat, Susan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age related maculopathy; ARM; Contour interaction; Contrast sensitivity; Crowding

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; EYE FUNDUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETINA; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FOVEA CENTRALIS; FUNDUS OCULI; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 61449161134     PISSN: 08164622     EISSN: 14440938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2008.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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