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Contrast Sensitivity - Physiology
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Definition of 'Contrast Sensitivity'The ability to detect sharp boundaries (stimuli) and to detect slight changes in luminance at regions without distinct contours. Psychophysical measurements of this visual function are used to evaluate visual acuity and to detect eye disease. Common names: Contrast Sensitivity; Sensitivity, Contrast; Visual Contrast Sensitivity; Sensitivity, Visual Contrast |
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The role of background statistics in face adaptation.
28 Sep 2009 
Cross-adaptation is widely used to probe whether different stimuli share common neural mechanisms. For example, that adaptation to second-order stimuli usually produces little aftereffect on first-order stimuli has been interpreted as reflecting ... Read more...
Effect of higher order aberrations on contrast sensitivity function in myopic eyes.
6 Sep 2009 PURPOSE: To evaluate the relation between higher order aberrations (HOAs) and contrast sensitivity function (CSF) in a population with myopia. METHODS: In this case series, HOAs were measured in 70 myopic eyes over a 6-mm pupil. Contrast sensitivity ... Read more...
Coexistence of binocular integration and suppression determined by surface border information.
30 Aug 2009 The visual system relies on both the integration and interocular inhibitory processes to achieve single vision from different images in the two eyes. It is generally assumed that the integration process first searches for matching local features ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Contrast Sensitivity - Physiology'
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- The role of background statistics in face adaptation. 28 Sep 2009
- Effect of higher order aberrations on contrast sensitivity function in myopic eyes. 6 Sep 2009
- Coexistence of binocular integration and suppression determined by surface border information. 30 Aug 2009
- Physiologic significance of steady-state pattern electroretinogram losses in glaucoma: clues from simulation of abnormalities in normal subjects. 30 Aug 2009
- Contrast sensitivity following amblyopia treatment in children.
30 Aug 2009 - Modulation of the contrast response function by electrical microstimulation of the macaque frontal eye field. 24 Aug 2009
- Optical image quality and visual performance for patients with keratitis. 30 Jul 2009
- Spherical aberration after implantation of an aspheric versus a spherical intraocular lens in high myopia. 30 Jul 2009
- Effects of spherical aberration on visual acuity at different contrasts. 30 Jul 2009
- Effect of intraocular lens asphericity on quality of vision after cataract removal: an intraindividual comparison. 27 Jul 2009
- Ocular responses to brief motion of textured backgrounds during smooth pursuit in humans. 13 Jul 2009
- Improved visual sensitivity during smooth pursuit eye movements: temporal and spatial characteristics. 13 Jul 2009
- Enhanced visual motion perception in major depressive disorder. 13 Jul 2009
- Driving cessation and driving limitation in glaucoma: the Salisbury Eye Evaluation Project. 7 Jul 2009
- Nonlinear signal summation in magnocellular neurons of the macaque lateral geniculate nucleus. 6 Jul 2009
- Optical imaging of contextual interactions in V1 of the behaving monkey. 6 Jul 2009
- Contrast sensitivity evaluation of aspheric and spherical intraocular lenses 2 years after implantation. 29 Jun 2009
- Correlation of aberrometry, contrast sensitivity, and subjective symptoms with quality of vision after LASIK. 29 Jun 2009
- Spherical aberration yielding optimum visual performance: evaluation of intraocular lenses using adaptive optics simulation. 29 Jun 2009
- Visual stimuli for the P300 brain-computer interface: a comparison of white/gray and green/blue flicker matrices. 25 Jun 2009
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Technical information about 'Contrast Sensitivity'
Definition: The ability to detect sharp boundaries (stimuli) and to detect slight changes in luminance at regions without distinct contours. Psychophysical measurements of this visual function are used to evaluate visual acuity and to detect eye disease.
Descriptor UI: D015350
Alternative terms: Contrast Sensitivity; Sensitivity, Contrast; Visual Contrast Sensitivity; Sensitivity, Visual Contrast;
Related Mesh Headings: Form Perception;
Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects;
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