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Peripheral visual acuity and age
Author(s) -
Collins Michael J.,
Brown Brian,
Bowman Kenneth J.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1989.tb00914.x
Subject(s) - visual acuity , peripheral , medicine , peripheral vision , vernier acuity , eye disease , ophthalmology , audiology , optometry , optics , physics
We measured the peripheral visual acuity of a group of eleven older subjects (mean age 54.2 years) and a group of seventeen young subjects (mean age 22.1 years). Peripheral visual acuity was measured using Konig bars with critical detail subtending 2.4 and 4.8 minutes of arc. The older group showed a substantial reduction of peripheral visual acuity.