Abstract
Central vision in patients with retinal disorders has been studied with sinusoidal grating patterns. Impaired detection of fine high-contrast gratings has been observed in patients with retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma despite 20/20 vision. Abnormal contrast sensitivity to coarse gratings occurred in patients with certain macular disorders and occasional glaucoma patients, some with near-normal Snellen acuity. Thus, contrast sensitivity measurements demonstrate central visual deficits not apparent with Snellen testing.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1140-1149 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Ophthalmology |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1980 |
Keywords
- central serous retinopathy
- central vision
- contrast sensitivity
- cut-off frequency
- glaucoma
- grating detection
- macular degeneration
- pattern detection
- retinal disease
- retinitis pigmentosa
- spatial frequency
- visual acuity