[Characteristics of visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in students of different ages]

To investigate the peculiarities of the visual acuity and contrastive sensitivity 60 healthy pupils (120 eyes) of different ages (7-16) were examined with a help of the computer diagnostic program "Oculus-W" V95. The increase in both the visual acuity and the contrastive sensitivity with age have been shown, as well as the parametres of their normal levels for different ages have been determined. It makes estimating the functional state of the visual analyzer more exact. The processes of making the visual acuity and the contrast sensitivity in the schoolchildren have been proved to interdependent.