Mesopic luminance assessed with minimum motion photometry

Journal of Vision

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1-21

  Raphael, Sabine ^a,b   MacLeod, Donald I A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Light dark adaptation; Luminance; Macular pigment; Mesopic vision; Rod vision

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COLOR VISION; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MESOPIC VISION; METHODOLOGY; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NIGHT VISION; PHOTOMETRY; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, OCULAR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COLOR VISION; DARK ADAPTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MESOPIC VISION; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MOTION PERCEPTION; NIGHT VISION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTOMETRY; RETINAL CONE PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; RETINAL ROD PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85007355359     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15347362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1167/11.9.14     Document Type: Article

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