Contrast sensitivity perimetry tests along the cardinal directions in color space: Correlation with the properties of the neural mechanisms mediating detection of spatio-temporal patterns

M. A. Díez Ajenjo, M. J. Luque Cobija, P. Capilla Perea


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V47 - N4 / 2014 Ordinario

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309-320

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http://dx.doi.org/10.7149/OPA.47.4.309

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Spanish / Español

Keywords

Magnocellular, Parvocellular, Koniocellular, Visual Field, Contrast Sensitivity, Spatio-Temporal Stimuli.

Abstract

It is well-known the advantages of measuring chromatic and achromatic contrast sensitivity for detecting pathologies. But these measurements are rarely used in clinical practice, due the complexity of the measurements and the examinator specialization. In fact, there is not a complete characterization of the response of the visual pathways to achromatic and chromatic spatio-temporal frequency stimuli. We have designed a new experimental device that facilitates these measurements and allow us to characterize the visual response in healthy patients. In this paper, we evaluated the responses of the visual pathways in healthy patients.

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