Simulated Cataract and low contrast stimuli impair cognitive performance in older adults: Implications for Neuropsychological Assessment and everyday function
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2011
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See, Amy
Wood, Joanne
Anstey, Kaarin
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Swets Zeitlinger BV
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Objective: To investigate how age-related declines in vision (particularly contrast sensitivity), simulated using cataract-goggles and low-contrast stimuli, influence the accuracy and speed of cognitive test performance in older adults. An additional aim
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Keywords: aged; aging; article; cataract; cognitive defect; contrast sensitivity; eye protective device; female; human; male; neuropsychological test; pathophysiology; photostimulation; physiology; reaction time; recall; visual acuity; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Agin Age; Cataract; Cognition; Low-contrast; Sensory decline
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Aging, Neuropsychology and Cognition
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