title: [Cataracts and contrast].
abstract: The value of visual acuity in patients with incipient cataract, as measured using the conventional Snellen charts amounts to normal or near normal values (6/9-6/6). Nevertheless, their contrast sensitivity determined using the Ginsburg charts or optotypes with lowered contrasts is markedly depressed. The measurement of the visual acuity alone is insufficient diagnostic purposes in these patients.
authors.affiliation: Katedra ocního lékarství LF UK, Hradec Králové.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hejcmanová
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Peregrin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002386:Cataract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015350:Contrast Sensitivity; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D014792:Visual Acuity
vernacular_title: Katarakta a kontrast.