Comparison of the VCTS-6500 and the CSV-1000 tests for visual contrast sensitivity testing

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 758-761

  Franco, Sandra ^a   Silva, Ana Carolina ^a   Carvalho, Ana Sofia ^a   Macedo, Ana Sofia ^a   Lira, Madalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; CSV 1000; Diagnostic technique; VCTS 6500

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

COCKSFOOT STREAK VIRUS;

EID: 78049457956     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.06.004     Document Type: Article

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