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Contrast Sensitivity

"Contrast Sensitivity" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The ability to detect sharp boundaries (stimuli) and to detect slight changes in luminance at regions without distinct contours. Psychophysical measurements of this visual function are used to evaluate visual acuity and to detect eye disease.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Contrast Sensitivity" by people in this website by year, and whether "Contrast Sensitivity" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 59 publications over 25 distinct years, with a maximum of 7 publications in 2004
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