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Use of light intensifiers in improving acuity in retinitis pigmentosa. 使用光增强剂改善色素性视网膜炎的视力。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

S P Taylor

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Dependence of colour naming and monochromator setting on the direction of preceding changes in wavelength. 颜色命名和单色器设置依赖于先前波长变化的方向。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

H Kalmus

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A possible physiological basis for ocular dominance. 眼优势可能的生理基础。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

A J Collinge

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Some causes of blindness seen at Noor Eye Institute, Afghanistan. 在阿富汗努尔眼科研究所看到失明的一些原因。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

C A Cunningham

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Changes in the position of the binoculus with unequal retinal illuminance. 视网膜照度不等时双眼位置的变化。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

A J Collinge

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Effect of refractive error in visual tests with sinusoidal gratings. 正弦光栅视觉测试中屈光不正的影响。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

W N Charman

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Modern trends in perimetry. 近距测量的现代趋势。

The British journal of physiological optics Pub Date : 1979-01-01

G Verriest