Effects of prematurity on the development of contrast sensitivity: Testing the visual experience hypothesis

Vision Research

Volumn 82, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-41

  Bosworth, Rain G ^a   Dobkins, Karen R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatic; Contrast sensitivity; Development; Gestational length; Infant; Luminance; Magnocellular; Parvocellular; Prematurity; Preterm

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COLOR VISION; COLORIMETRY; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LUMINANCE; MAGNOCELLULAR PATHWAY; NORMAL HUMAN; PARVOCELLULAR PATHWAY; PERINATAL PERIOD; POSTMATURITY; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREMATURE BIRTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 84875504737     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2013.02.009     Document Type: Article

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