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Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Diagnosis [E01] » Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures » Diagnostic Techniques, Ophthalmological » Vision Tests » Visual Acuity » Contrast Sensitivity
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Psychological Phenomena [F02] » Mental Processes » Perception » Space Perception » Form Perception » Contrast Sensitivity
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Psychological Phenomena [F02] » Mental Processes » Perception » Visual Perception » Contrast Sensitivity
Psychiatry and Psychology [F] » Psychological Phenomena [F02] » Mental Processes » Perception » Visual Perception » Visual Acuity » Contrast Sensitivity
Phenomena and Processes [G] » Ocular Physiological Phenomena [G14] » Visual Acuity » Contrast Sensitivity
Description
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. MeSH
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