Loss of chromatic sensitivity in AMD and diabetes: A comparative study

Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 705-716

  O'Neill Biba, M ^a   Sivaprasad, S ^b   Rodriguez Carmona, M ^a   Wolf, J E ^a   Barbur, J L ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acquired colour deficiency; Age related macular degeneration (AMD); Colour assessment and diagnosis test; Colour vision; Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION DEFECT; COLOR VISION TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLOR PERCEPTION TESTS; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; DIABETES COMPLICATIONS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956161107     PISSN: 02755408     EISSN: 14751313     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00775.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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