Enhancing visual performance for people with central vision loss

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 276-284

  Chung, Susana T L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Central vision loss; Low vision; Reading; Visual performance

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; CENTRAL VISION; LIMITING FACTORS; LOW VISION; PERIPHERAL VISION; VISUAL FUNCTIONS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL PERFORMANCE; VISUAL TASKS; WORK-RELATED;

BLINDNESS; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; READING; RETINA FOVEA; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; REVIEW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

BLINDNESS; FOVEA CENTRALIS; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; PROGNOSIS; READING; SENSORY AIDS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 77950641362     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181c91347     Document Type: Review

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