Changes in color vision with decreasing light level: Separating the effects of normal aging from disease

Journal of the Optical Society of America A: Optics and Image Science, and Vision

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Barbur, John L ^a   Konstantakopoulou, Evgenia ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICS;

LIGHT LEVEL; RETINAL DISEASE;

COLOR VISION;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOR; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION DEFECT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

ABSORPTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHILD; COLOR; COLOR VISION; COLOR VISION DEFECTS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; HUMANS; LIGHT; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857290618     PISSN: 10847529     EISSN: 15208532     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/JOSAA.29.000A27     Document Type: Article

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