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. 1985 Jan;69(1):51-6.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.69.1.51.

Effect of age on contrast sensitivity function: uniocular and binocular findings

J E Ross, D D Clarke, A J Bron

Effect of age on contrast sensitivity function: uniocular and binocular findings

J E Ross et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1985 Jan.

Abstract

Monocular and binocular contrast sensitivity function for a range of spatial frequencies was measured in two groups of subjects with normal vision. Statistically significant differences in performance between the younger group (age 20-30 years) and the older group (age 50-87 years) were found at all spatial frequencies sampled between 0.40 and 19 X 25 cpd. In the age range 50-87 years there was a linear decline in contrast sensitivity with age for medium and high spatial frequencies, but sensitivity for low spatial frequencies was independent of age.

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