Comparison of low-contrast visual acuity between eye black and maxsight tinted contact lenses

Eye and Contact Lens

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 147-152

  Horn, Fraser C ^a   Erickson, Graham B ^a   Karben, Brock ^b   Moore, Benjamin ^c  

^a PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwest Eye Care Professionals   (United States)

^c John Day Eye Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast sensitivity; Eye black grease; Tinted contact lens; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT LENS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GLARE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISUAL ACUITY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; ILLUMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SUNLIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; CONTACT LENSES; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHTING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORTS EQUIPMENT; SUNLIGHT; VISUAL ACUITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960097189     PISSN: 15422321     EISSN: 1542233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ICL.0b013e31820c6e09     Document Type: Article

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