One eye or two: A comparison of binocular and monocular low-contrast acuity testing in multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-140

  Pineles, Stacy L ^a   Birch, Eileen E ^b   Talman, Lauren S ^a   Sackel, David J ^a   Frohman, Elliot M ^b   Calabresi, Peter A ^c   Galetta, Steven L ^a   Maguire, Maureen G ^a   Balcer, Laura J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Neurology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MONOCULAR VISION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE VISUAL FUNCTION QUESTIONNAIRE; NEUROOPHTHALMOLOGY; OPTIC NEURITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADULT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC NEURITIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION DISORDERS; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISION, MONOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 79959624532     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: 18791891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2011.01.023     Document Type: Article

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