The role of eye movements during reading in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Neuro-Ophthalmology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 120-126

  Rubin, Gary S ^a   Feely, Mary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration (AMD); Eye movements; Reading; Saccades; Scotomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EYE FIXATION; EYE MOVEMENT; HUMAN; READING; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT;

EID: 67651155835     PISSN: 01658107     EISSN: 1744506X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01658100902998732     Document Type: Article

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