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“…always an essential in my practice and was the one function test I relied on to tell me basic facts about underlying visual function.” — Eleanor Faye, MD, author of Clinical Low Vision, and originator of the term “low vision” as it is used today.

“The Mars test measures aspects of visual function that visual acuity tests often fail to capture, The test is easy to administer and score, and gives us the precision we need for our research.” — Gary Rubin, PhD Professor Emeritus, former Helen Keller Professor of Visual Rehabilitation, University College London Institute of Ophthalmology, and Professor Emeritus, Moorfields Eye Hospital

“…highly practical in a clinical setting: It is relatively easy to achieve homogeneous illumination across the chart because of its moderate size.” — Michael Bach, PhD, Prof Dr ret nat (emeritus) University of Freiburg

“I am a researcher devoted to understanding low vision. I want to thank you for the Mars Contrast Sensitivity Test. Measuring contrast sensitivity is important for understanding deficits in low vision. The Mars Test provides a quick and effective method for measurement. I particularly appreciate your care in designing and calibrating the test for optimizing measurement accuracy. — Professor Gordon Legge Distinguished McKnight University Professor, University of Minnesota, and director of the Minnesota Laboratory for Low-Vision Research