Visual acuity testing. From the laboratory to the clinic

Vision Research

Volumn 90, Issue , 2013, Pages 2-9

  Bailey, Ian L ^a   Lovie Kitchin, Jan E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical research; Low vision; Visual acuity

Indexed keywords

AMBLYOPIA; ARTICLE; BERKELEY RUDIMENTARY VISION TEST; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DIABETIC RETINOPATHY; HUMAN; LOW VISION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL ACUITY CHART; VISUAL ACUITY RATING SCALE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

CLINICAL RESEARCH; LOW VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

HUMANS; VISION TESTS; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 84881610708     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: 18785646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2013.05.004     Document Type: Article

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