A test of face discrimination ability in aging and vision loss

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 188-199

  Barnes, Claire S ^a,b   De L'Aune, William ^a   Schuchard, Ronald A ^a  

^a ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; aging; contrast sensitivity; face perception; visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL ACUITY;

ERRORS; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; TESTING; VISION;

IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VISION TEST; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551540550     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318205a17c     Document Type: Article

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