Effect of ambient light and age-related macular degeneration on precision walking

Optometry and Vision Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 990-999

  Alexander, M Scott ^a   Lajoie, Kim ^a   Neima, David R ^b   Strath, Robert A ^a   Robinovitch, Stephen N ^a   Marigold, Daniel S ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Private Practice   (Canada)

Author keywords

Locomotion; Low vision; Macular degeneration; Mobility; Motion

Indexed keywords

BIPED LOCOMOTION; CARRIER MOBILITY; LIGHTING; VISION;

AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION; AMBIENT LIGHT; AMBIENT LIGHTING; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FOOT PLACEMENTS; LOW VISION; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MOTION;

OPHTHALMOLOGY;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHT; LOW VISION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETINA MACULA DEGENERATION; VERY ELDERLY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELD; WALKING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; HUMANS; LIGHT; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISION, LOW; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL FIELDS; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; WALKING;

EID: 84905102957     PISSN: 10405488     EISSN: 15389235     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000000316     Document Type: Article

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