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Review
. 2020 Jan;29(1):71-75.
doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001379.

Contrast Sensitivity and Glaucoma

Parul Ichhpujani  1 , Sahil Thakur  2 , George L Spaeth  3
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Review

Contrast Sensitivity and Glaucoma

Parul Ichhpujani et al. J Glaucoma. 2020 Jan.

Abstract

Spatial contrast sensitivity decline occurs in different types and stages of glaucoma. In this short review we discuss methods of assessing contrast sensitivity, the role of contrast sensitivity in the pathogenesis of glaucoma and its practical application in clinical practice.

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