A pilot study of lighting and low vision in older people

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 103-119

  Evans, B J W ^a,b   Sawyerr, H ^a   Jessa, Z ^a,b   Brodrick, S ^c   Slater, A I ^d  

^a Institute of Optometry   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Lighting Solutions   (United Kingdom)

^d Thomas Pocklington Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING RESEARCH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; DIFFERENT LIGHTS; LIGHT LEVEL; LOW VISION; MACULAR DEGENERATION; OLDER PEOPLE; OPTIMAL LIGHTING; PILOT STUDIES;

LIGHTING;

EID: 77949405298     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153509339240     Document Type: Article

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