title: How useful are contrast sensitivity charts in optometric practice? Case reports.
abstract: There are now a number of commercially available contrast sensitivity (CS) charts for clinical use. Although a great deal has been written about CS, there is little information regarding its usefulness in optometric practice. In this study 3 commercially available charts (the Vistech system, Pelli-Robson, and Cambridge charts) were used by 6 optometrists in clinical practice over a 14-month period. This report includes a review of the research literature on clinical CS testing, and contains case records from the in-practice study which indicate situations in which the measurement of CS proved useful.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Sight Enhancement, School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Whitaker
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009907:Optometry; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000379:methods*; D014792:Visual Acuity; D014794:Visual Fields