Biofeedback stimulation in patients with age-related macular degeneration: Comparison between 2 different methods

Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 431-437

  Amore, Filippo M ^a   Paliotta, Silvia ^a   Silvestri, Valeria ^a   Piscopo, Paola ^a   Turco, Simona ^a   Reibaldi, Alfredo ^a  

^a Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "Agostino Gemelli" IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL SCOTOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIGHT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATTERN STIMULATION; PERIMETRY; PREFERRED RETINAL LOCUS; READING; REHABILITATION CARE; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; TRAINING; VELOCITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; READING; RETINA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTOMA; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD TESTS; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 84888377114     PISSN: 00084182     EISSN: 17153360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2013.07.013     Document Type: Article

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