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A clinical evaluation of the lightness and contrast vision tests

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Colour Vision Deficiencies X

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18 cases of Glaucoma, 20 of Retinal diseases, 15 of Optical nerve diseases and 15 of Ambloyopia, were studied. The results of both tests are analyzed for statistical significance, and the possibility of using the tests for diagnostic differentiation is evaluated.

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B. Drum J. D. Moreland A. Serra

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De Mattiello, M.L.F., Gonella, A. (1991). A clinical evaluation of the lightness and contrast vision tests. In: Drum, B., Moreland, J.D., Serra, A. (eds) Colour Vision Deficiencies X. Documenta Ophthalmologica Proceedings Series, vol 54. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-3774-4_16

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