qCSF in clinical application: Efficient characterization and classification of contrast sensitivity functions in amblyopia

Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 5365-5377

  Hou, Fang ^a   Huang, Chang Bing ^b   Lesmes, Luis ^c   Feng, Li Xia ^d   Tao, Liming ^d   Zhou, Yi Feng ^a   Lu, Zhong Lin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^d ANHUI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; ANISOMETROPIA; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRABISMUS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; BAYES THEOREM; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AMBLYOPIA; BAYES THEOREM; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958138585     PISSN: 01460404     EISSN: 15525783     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/iovs.10-5468     Document Type: Article

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