Influence of cataract morphology on straylight and contrast sensitivity and its relevance to fitness to drive

Ophthalmologica

Volumn 225, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 105-111

  Bal, Tina ^a   Coeckelbergh, Tanja ^a   Van Looveren, Jan ^a   Rozema, Jos J ^a   Tassignon, Marie José ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cataract; Contrast sensitivity; Fitness to drive; Lens Opacities Classification System III; Straylight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRIVE; DRIVER LICENCE; EUROPE; FITNESS; HUMAN; LENS OPACITIES CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM III; LIGHT; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SUBCAPSULAR CATARACT; VISUAL ACUITY;

AGED; AGING; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CATARACT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GLARE; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; SCATTERING, RADIATION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 77957160720     PISSN: 00303755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000317076     Document Type: Article

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