Contrast sensitivity in central and paracentral retina in age-related maculopathy
(1988) Contrast sensitivity in central and paracentral retina in age-related maculopathy. Clinical and Experimental Optometry 70(5):pp. 145-148.
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Abstract
Contrast sensitivity functions were measured in age related maculopathy (ARM) patients and age matched controls, in the central retina and 2 degrees, 5 degrees and 10 degrees in the paracentral retina. There was an overall loss of sensitivity in the ARM patients, both at the fovea and paracentrally, indicating that high and low spatial frequency mechanisms are affected and that the sensory loss is not confined to the fovea. This is in accord with our recent findings on low contrast acuity, dark adaptation and reaction time.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | age related maculopathy; senile macular degeneration; contrast sensitivity function; CSF; paracentral retina |
| Subjects: | 320000 Medical and Health Sciences > 320900 Optometry |
| ID Code: | 5667 |
| Deposited By: | Bonham, Mark |
| Deposited On: | 01 December 2006 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.optometrists.asn.au/ceo |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 1988 Optometrists Association Australia |
| Additional Information: | For more information please refer to the publisher's website (link above) or contact the author: j.lovie-kitchin@qut.edu.au |