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Spatial contrast sensitivity of 19 diabetics with different degrees of visual impairment was studied. It was found that contrast sensitivity at intermediate and low spatial frequencies may decrease without corresponding loss of visual acuity. In advanced cases of diabetes the opposite may be true: contrast sensitivity was better than expected on the basis of visual acuity. Thus both visual acuity and contrast sensitivity measurements are useful in the evaluation of the nature of visual impairment due to diabetic eye disease.
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