PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - G. B. Arden TI - The importance of measuring contrast sensitivity in cases of visual disturbance. AID - 10.1136/bjo.62.4.198 DP - 1978 Apr 01 TA - British Journal of Ophthalmology PG - 198--209 VI - 62 IP - 4 4099 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/62/4/198.short 4100 - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/62/4/198.full SO - Br J Ophthalmol1978 Apr 01; 62 AB - A description is given of a practical clinical test of contrast sensitivity and of the results obtained on a normal population. An account is given of recent physiological work which illustrates the potential usefulness of the method in ophthalmology, and the clinical results obtained by the author and others are summarised.