Orientation discrimination with macular changes associated with early AMD

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 485-491

  Bedell, Harold E ^a   Tong, Jianliang ^a   Woo, Stanley Y ^a   House, Jon R ^a   Nguyen, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Amsler grid; Metamorphopsia; Micro perimetry; Orientation discrimination

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AMSLER GRID; METAMORPHOPSIA; MICRO-PERIMETRY; ORIENTATION DISCRIMINATION;

ALDEHYDES; DIAGNOSIS; OPHTHALMOLOGY;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ORIENTATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MACULA LUTEA; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 67651163717     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31819fa6e2     Document Type: Article

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