title: Assessment of techniques for measuring contrast sensitivity in children.
abstract: Contrast sensitivity was measured in 10 children aged from 3 to 11 years using 4 psychophysical techniques in order to establish the best method of measurement for clinical use. Of the four methods, staircase, ascending continuous, modified Von Bekesy and two-alternate forced-choice, the staircase was selected as the most appropriate clinical technique and monocular contrast sensitivity functions of normal children were measured.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005556:Form Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests / Q000379:methods; D011601:Psychophysics; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000379:methods*