Contrast reduction and reading: Assessment and reliability with the reading explorer test

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 389-396

  Giacomelli, Giovanni ^a   Volpe, Roberto ^a   Virgili, Gianni ^a   Farini, Alessandro ^b   Arrighi, Roberto ^b   Tarli Barbieri, Chiara ^a   Mencucci, Rita ^a   Menchini, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI OTTICA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Low vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; READING EXPLORER TEST; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77952831161     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112067211002000220     Document Type: Article

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