HOW USEFUL ARE CONTRAST SENSITIVITY CHARTS IN OPTOMETRIC PRACTICE - CASE-REPORTS

被引:11
作者
ELLIOTT, DB
WHITAKER, D
机构
[1] Centre for Sight Enhancement, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
[2] Department of Vision Sciences, University of Aston, Birmingham
关键词
CLINICAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; VISTECH CHART; PELLI-ROBSON CHART; CAMBRIDGE CHART; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CASE RECORDS;
D O I
10.1097/00006324-199205000-00007
中图分类号
R77 [眼科学];
学科分类号
100212 ;
摘要
There are now a number of commercially available contrast sensitivity (CS) charts for clinical use. Although a great deal has been written about CS, there is little information regarding its usefulness in optometric practice. In this study 3 commercially available charts (the Vistech system, Pelli-Robson, and Cambridge charts) were used by 6 optometrists in clinical practice over a 14-month period. This report includes a review of the research literature on clinical CS testing, and contains case records from the in-practice study which indicate situations in which the measurement of CS proved useful.
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页码:378 / 385
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