Eccentric gaze direction in patients with central field loss

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 88, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1164-1171

  Verezen, Cornelis A ^a   Hoyng, Carel B ^a   Meulendijks, Carina F M ^a   Keunen, Jan E E ^a   Klevering, B Jeroen ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

age related macular degeneration; AMD; central field loss; central scotomas; CFL; dense scotomas; eccentric fixation; eccentric viewing; fixation behavior; gaze direction; low vision; LVA; preferred retinal locus; PRL; PRLs; visual impairment; visual rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AMD; CENTRAL SCOTOMAS; CFL; DENSE SCOTOMAS; ECCENTRIC VIEWING; FIELD LOSS; GAZE DIRECTION; LOW-VISION; LVA; PREFERRED RETINAL LOCUS; PRL; PRLS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL REHABILITATION;

BINOCULARS; DISEASES; OPHTHALMOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

AGED; ARTICLE; BINOCULAR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCOTOMA; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTOMA; VISION, BINOCULAR; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 80053379336     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31822891e0     Document Type: Review

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