Sex-related differences in peripheral human color vision: A color matching study

Journal of Vision

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-10

  Murray, Ian J ^a,b   Parry, Neil R A ^c   McKeefry, Declan J ^d   Panorgias, Athanasios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Color vision; Males females; Peripheral retina; Sex related differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862086346     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/12.1.18     Document Type: Article

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