Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 146-161 , March 2010

Performance-based Measures of Visual Function

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doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2009.06.006

Survey of Ophthalmology
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 146-161 , March 2010

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