Reaction time as a measure of enhanced blue-light mediated cognitive function following cataract surgery

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1656-1659

  Schmoll, Conrad ^a   Tendo, Christelle ^b   Aspinall, Peter ^c   Dhillon, Bal ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA EYE PAVILION   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLUE LIGHT; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LENS IMPLANT; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOREACTIVITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATARACT; CATARACT EXTRACTION; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 81555214168     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: 14682079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2011-300677     Document Type: Article

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