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Kanclerz P, Bazylczyk N, Przewłócka K, Khoramnia R, Atchison DA, Tuuminen R. Risk Factors for Corneal Monochromatic Aberrations and Implications for Multifocal and Extended Depth-of-Focus Intraocular Lens Implantation. J Refract Surg 2024; 40:e420-e434. [PMID: 38848055 DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20240416-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2024]
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PURPOSE To discuss factors influencing corneal aberrations that might influence the optical quality after intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. METHODS PubMed and Scopus were the main resources used to search the medical literature. An extensive search was performed to identify relevant articles concerning factors influencing the level of corneal aberrations as of August 27, 2023. The following keywords were used in various combinations: corneal, aberrations, defocus, astigmatism, spherical aberration, coma, trefoil, quadrafoil, intraocular lens, and IOL. RESULTS Conclusive evidence is lacking regarding the correlation between age and changes in corneal aberrations. Patients with astigmatism have greater corneal higher-order aberrations than those with minimal astigmatism, particularly concerning trefoil and coma. Increased levels of corneal higher-order aberrations are noted following contact lens wear, in patients with dry eye disease, and with pterygium. Increased higher-order aberrations have been reported following corneal refractive surgery and for 3 months following trabeculectomy; regarding intraocular lens surgery, the results remain controversial. CONCLUSIONS Several factors influence the level of corneal higher-order aberrations. Multifocal and extended depth-of-focus IOLs can share similarities in their optical properties, and the main difference arises in their design and performance with respect to spherical aberration. Preoperative evaluation is critical for proper IOL choice, particularly in corneas with risk of high levels of aberrations. [J Refract Surg. 2024;40(6):e420-e434.].
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Cai Y, Thouvenin O, Grieve K, Mecê P. Influence of static and dynamic ocular aberrations on full-field optical coherence tomography for in vivo high-resolution retinal imaging. OPTICS LETTERS 2024; 49:2209-2212. [PMID: 38691681 DOI: 10.1364/ol.515749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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Under spatially incoherent illumination, time-domain full-field optical coherence tomography (FFOCT) offers the possibility to achieve in vivo retinal imaging at cellular resolution over a wide field of view. Such performance is possible, albeit there is the presence of ocular aberrations even without the use of classical adaptive optics. While the effect of aberrations in FFOCT has been debated these past years, mostly on low-order and static aberrations, we present, for the first time to our knowledge, a method enabling a quantitative study of the effect of statistically representative static and dynamic ocular aberrations on FFOCT image metrics, such as SNR, resolution, and image similarity. While we show that ocular aberrations can decrease FFOCT SNR and resolution by up to 14 dB and fivefold, we take advantage of such quantification to discuss different possible compromises between performance gain and adaptive optics complexity and speed, to optimize both sensor-based and sensorless FFOCT high-resolution retinal imaging.
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Nankivil D, Cottaris NP, Brainard DH. Theoretical impact of chromatic aberration correction on visual acuity. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 15:3265-3284. [PMID: 38855664 PMCID: PMC11161344 DOI: 10.1364/boe.516049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2024] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 06/11/2024]
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It has been known for more than 220 years that the image quality of the human eye is significantly degraded by chromatic aberrations. Recently, it was shown experimentally that correcting chromatic aberrations results in a 0.2- to 0.8-line improvement in visual acuity. Here we ask, is this expected? We developed tools that enable simulations of the optical impact of physiologically relevant amounts of chromatic aberration in real human eyes and combined these with tools that compute the visual acuity of an ideal observer. This allows us to characterize the theoretical impact of chromatic aberration correction on visual acuity. Results indicate a substantive improvement of 0.4- to 2-lines in ideal observer visual acuity with chromatic aberration correction. Ideal observer thresholds benefit significantly more from correction of longitudinal than correction of transverse chromatic aberration. Finally, improvements in ideal observer visual acuity are greater for subjects with less monochromatic aberration, such that subjects with better baseline optical quality benefit most from correction of chromatic aberrations.
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- Derek Nankivil
- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc., Research & Development, 7500 Centurion Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32256, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Goddard Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Department of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Goddard Laboratories, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Fitzpatrick MJ, Krizan J, Hsiang JC, Shen N, Kerschensteiner D. A pupillary contrast response in mice and humans: Neural mechanisms and visual functions. Neuron 2024:S0896-6273(24)00273-3. [PMID: 38697114 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2024.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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In the pupillary light response (PLR), increases in ambient light constrict the pupil to dampen increases in retinal illuminance. Here, we report that the pupillary reflex arc implements a second input-output transformation; it senses temporal contrast to enhance spatial contrast in the retinal image and increase visual acuity. The pupillary contrast response (PCoR) is driven by rod photoreceptors via type 6 bipolar cells and M1 ganglion cells. Temporal contrast is transformed into sustained pupil constriction by the M1's conversion of excitatory input into spike output. Computational modeling explains how the PCoR shapes retinal images. Pupil constriction improves acuity in gaze stabilization and predation in mice. Humans exhibit a PCoR with similar tuning properties to mice, which interacts with eye movements to optimize the statistics of the visual input for retinal encoding. Thus, we uncover a conserved component of active vision, its cell-type-specific pathway, computational mechanisms, and optical and behavioral significance.
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- Michael J Fitzpatrick
- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Medical Scientist Training Program, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Graduate Program in Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Neuroscience, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Knoeri J, Mhenni R, Friquet C, Hage A, Cuyaubère R, Borderie M, Leveziel L, Bouheraoua N, Borderie V. Comparison of optical aberrations in keratoconus with scleral versus rigid gas permeable lenses. Eur J Ophthalmol 2024; 34:394-398. [PMID: 38128913 DOI: 10.1177/11206721231221588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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PURPOSE to assess optical aberrations under scleral (SL) versus rigid gas permeable (RGP) lenses in patients with keratoconus. METHODS A prospective study including 25 eyes of 14 patients. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) with corrective glasses, RGP and SL, stage of keratoconus (Amsler-Krumeich classification), minimum pachymetry, maximum keratometry, and corneal higher-order aberrations (i.e, total HOAs, coma, and trefoil) with RGP and with SL were collected. Aberrometry was performed using iTrace® aberrometer (Tracey Technologies, USA). RESULTS 80% of the included keratoconus patients were stage 4, with a mean age of 34.3 years (±8.8). There were no significant differences in mean BCVA (logMAR) between SL and RGP. The mean BCVAs were significantly better both with SL (p < 0.0001) and RGP (p < 0.0001) compared with corrective glasses. Total HOAs (p = 0.01), coma (p = 0.003) and trefoil (p = 0.008) were significantly lower with SL compared with RGP. The BCVA decreased with the stage of keratoconus in SL (p = 0.01) and RGP (p = 0.02). The BCVA decreased with decreasing minimum pachymetry in SL (p = 0.02) and RGP (p = 0.002), and with increasing maximum keratometry in SL (p = 0.02) and RGP (p = 0.01). Significant correlations were found between BCVA, total HOAs (p = 0.008), and coma (p = 0.02) in SL. CONCLUSION For the same keratoconus patients, total higher order, coma and trefoil optical aberrations were reduced with scleral lenses compared to rigid gas permeable lenses.
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- Juliette Knoeri
- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, GRC n°32, Transplantation et Thérapies Innovantes de la Cornée, AP-HP, Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts, 28 rue de Charenton, F-75012, Paris, France
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Jiang H, Zhao Z, Yuan Q, Ma K, Li Y. Design of ultra-wide-field scanning laser fundus imaging system with cascaded conicoid mirrors. OPTICS EXPRESS 2024; 32:3031-3045. [PMID: 38297535 DOI: 10.1364/oe.508121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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We propose and design a multi-stage cascaded scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) for ultra-wide field (UWF), which uses conicoid mirrors, constructed by conjugation of pupil plane. The vergence uniformity and the angular magnification of a cascaded conicoid mirrors (CCM) system are analyzed recursively and optimized preliminarily to achieve high quality imaging with UWF, and the optimal system with the model eye are obtained by simulation and optimization. Two-stage and three-stage cascaded systems are designed with this method, and the formulas of beam vergence and angular magnification are obtained by theoretical derivation. As compared to the two-stage CCM system, the proposed three-stage cascaded UWF SLO has superior performance in imaging quality. Its average RMS radius of spot diagram is calculated to be 26.372 µm, close to the diffractive limit resolution. The image resolution of human retina can be up to 30 µm with 135° FOV in theory. The three-stage cascaded SLO is more suitable for UWF fundus imaging. This study will be helpful for early screening and accurate diagnosis of various diseases in the peripheral retina.
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Valencia-Nieto L, Novo-Diez A, Mangas-Alonso M, Rojas-López A, López-de la Rosa A, López-Miguel A. Visual Performance and Higher Order Aberrations Obtained With Omafilcon A Dual-Focus and Single-Vision Contact Lens Designs. Eye Contact Lens 2024; 50:29-34. [PMID: 38124284 DOI: 10.1097/icl.0000000000001052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to assess the visual performance and monochromatic higher-order aberrations (HOAs) obtained while wearing a MiSight dual-focus (DF) contact lenses (CL) in comparison with a single-vision contact lens (SVCL). METHODS A randomized, double-masked, cross-over study was performed. Participants were fitted with a DFCL and a SVCL composed of the same material (omafilcon A) and parameters. Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution high-contrast (100%) and low-contrast (10%) visual acuity (VA) and contrast sensitivity (CS) for 3, 6, 12, and 18 cycles per degree were measured. Higher-order aberrations were also evaluated using a Hartmann-Shack aberrometer with the CLs on. RESULTS Twenty-four subjects (21 females and 3 males) with a mean age of 21.9±1.9 years (range: 18-27) were included. Low-contrast VA was significantly lower with the DFCL regarding the SVCL design (0.39±0.23 vs 0.25±0.18, P=0.002). However, there were no differences in high-contrast VA between both CLs (-0.03±0.10 vs -0.09±0.14, P=0.187). Contrast sensitivity was lower with the DFCL under all spatial frequencies (P≤0.048). Second-, third-, fourth-, and fifth-order aberrations were significantly (P<0.001) higher for the DFCL. There were also significant differences between DFCL and SVCL in defocus (0.87±0.28 vs 0.16±0.35, P<0.001), oblique trefoil (-0.16±0.27 vs -0.01±0.08, P=0.005), vertical coma (0.13±0.17 vs 0.00±0.08, P=0.002), and spherical aberration (0.09±0.11 vs -0.02±0.05, P=0.002). CONCLUSION Visual performance for detecting low-contrast targets is reduced when wearing MiSight DFCL compared with a SVCL with the same material. The main reason might be the induction of second-order and HOAs by the DFCL design.
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- Laura Valencia-Nieto
- Instituto de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (IOBA) (L.V.-N., A.N.-D., M.M.-A., A.R.-L., A.L.-R., A.L.-M.), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Departamento de Física Teórica, Atómica y Óptica (L.V.-N., A.N.-D., A.L.-R.), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; and Departamento de Cirugía, Oftalmología, Otorrinolaringología y Fisioterapia (A.L.-M.), Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
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Gong L, Zhao J, Dai Y, Wang Z, Hou F, Zhang Y, Lu ZL, Zhou J. Improving iconic memory through contrast detection training with HOA-corrected vision. FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 4:95-102. [PMID: 38933850 PMCID: PMC11197569 DOI: 10.1016/j.fmre.2022.06.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Iconic memory and short-term memory are not only crucial for perception and cognition, but also of great importance to mental health. Here, we first showed that both types of memory could be improved by improving limiting processes in visual processing through perceptual learning. Normal adults were trained in a contrast detection task for ten days, with their higher-order aberrations (HOA) corrected in real-time. We found that the training improved not only their contrast sensitivity function (CSF), but also their iconic memory and baseline information maintenance for short-term memory, and the relationship between memory and CSF improvements could be well-predicted by an observer model. These results suggest that training the limiting component of a cognitive task with visual perceptual learning could improve visual cognition. They may also provide an empirical foundation for new therapies to treat people with poor sensory memory.
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- Ling Gong
- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- Institute of Optics and Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
- The Key Laboratory of Adaptive Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
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- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 610075, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Adaptive Optics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu 610209, China
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- Division of Arts and Sciences, New York University Shanghai, Shanghai 200126, China
- Center for Neural Science, Department of Psychology, New York University, New York 10003, United States
- NYU-ECNU Institute of Brain and Cognitive Science at NYU Shanghai, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Eye Hospital, School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325027, China
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De Gracia P. Fourier tools for the evaluation of refractive multifocal designs. Sci Rep 2023; 13:22585. [PMID: 38114735 PMCID: PMC10730910 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-50172-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 12/15/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023] Open
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This paper presents innovative tools and methodologies for the theoretical assessment of optical properties in refractive multifocal designs. Utilizing lens segmentation techniques and classical Fourier optics, these tools can be of help evaluating multifocal contact lenses, intraocular lenses, small aperture designs, and corneal inlays. As an example of their utility, this study presents the through-focus Visual Strehl ratios in the frequency domain of 12 multifocal contact lenses from four companies, derived from the sagittal power profiles obtained with a NIMO equipment (LAMBDA-X) for three base prescriptions (- 6.00 D, - 3.00 D, and + 1.00 D). The contact lenses are also assessed alongside higher-order aberrations obtained from 65 eyes, measured using a Wavefront Sciences Complete Ophthalmic Analysis System (AMO). Diameter variations, corresponding to individual pupil sizes (2.45-6.27 mm), were considered in the evaluation. These novel tools enable the theoretical evaluation of multifocal solutions without the need for prototypes. In the case examples presented, they differentiate between lenses tailored for different presbyopic age groups, offer guidance on optimizing hyperfocal distance in contact lens design, and underscore the relevance of the effective aperture effect. Notably, this paper introduces the pioneering conversion of sagittal powers of multifocal solutions into an equivalent wavefront and optical quality metric, with potential applications in myopia control assessments. The author hopes that readers recognize and utilize these tools to advance the field of refractive multifocality.
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- Pablo De Gracia
- School of Optometry, University of Detroit Mercy, Novi, 48377, MI, USA.
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Mathôt S, Berberyan H, Büchel P, Ruuskanen V, Vilotijević A, Kruijne W. Effects of pupil size as manipulated through ipRGC activation on visual processing. Neuroimage 2023; 283:120420. [PMID: 37871758 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2023.120420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Revised: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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The size of the eyes' pupils determines how much light enters the eye and also how well this light is focused. Through this route, pupil size shapes the earliest stages of visual processing. Yet causal effects of pupil size on vision are poorly understood and rarely studied. Here we introduce a new way to manipulate pupil size, which relies on activation of intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells (ipRGCs) to induce sustained pupil constriction. We report the effects of both experimentally induced and spontaneous changes in pupil size on visual processing as measured through EEG. We compare these to the effects of stimulus intensity and covert visual attention, because previous studies have shown that these factors all have comparable effects on some common measures of early visual processing, such as detection performance and steady-state visual evoked potentials; yet it is still unclear whether these are superficial similarities, or rather whether they reflect similar underlying processes. Using a mix of neural-network decoding, ERP analyses, and time-frequency analyses, we find that induced pupil size, spontaneous pupil size, stimulus intensity, and covert visual attention all affect EEG responses, mainly over occipital and parietal electrodes, but-crucially-that they do so in qualitatively different ways. Induced and spontaneous pupil-size changes mainly modulate activity patterns (but not overall power or intertrial coherence) in the high-frequency beta range; this may reflect an effect of pupil size on oculomotor activity and/ or visual processing. In addition, spontaneous (but not induced) pupil size tends to correlate positively with intertrial coherence in the alpha band; this may reflect a non-causal relationship, mediated by arousal. Taken together, our findings suggest that pupil size has qualitatively different effects on visual processing from stimulus intensity and covert visual attention. This shows that pupil size as manipulated through ipRGC activation strongly affects visual processing, and provides concrete starting points for further study of this important yet understudied earliest stage of visual processing.
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- Sebastiaan Mathôt
- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen 9712TS, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen 9712TS, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen 9712TS, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen 9712TS, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, University of Groningen, Grote Kruisstraat 2/1, Groningen 9712TS, the Netherlands
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Yakar K, Kan E, Duran M. Comparison between wavefront-derived refraction and auto-refraction. Photodiagnosis Photodyn Ther 2023; 44:103712. [PMID: 37459941 DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2023.103712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare objective refractive errors and keratometry measurements obtained using the Nidek OPD-Scan II aberrometer/topographer and Topcon KR 8900 autorefractokeratometer. METHODS The right eye medical records of 176 patients aged 18-35 years who were admitted to our clinic as refractive surgery candidates were tested for refractive status and keratometry measurements with a Nidek OPD-Scan II aberrometer/topographer and a standard table-top autorefractokeratometer (Topcon KR 8900) before and after the induction of cycloplegia. Patients who had undergone any eye surgery and had hereditary, ectatic, or acquired corneal pathology were excluded. Refractive data were compared as spheres, cylinders, spherical equivalents, and power vectors before and after the induction of cycloplegia. Flat and steep keratometry (K1-K2) readings were recorded in diopters (D) and axis degrees, respectively, for each eye. RESULTS The spherical, cylindrical, spherical equivalence, J0-J45 vector values and K1-K2 readings (D, axis) between the two devices were statistically significant before and after the induction of cycloplegia (p<0.05). Bland-Altman analysis identified mean differences (95%CI of limits of agreement) of 0.77 (-0,57 to 2,11) in sphere, 0.74 (-0,54 to 2,01) in spherical equivalent, -0,07 (-0,41 to 0,26) in J0 vector, 0,06 (-0,31 to 0,43) in J45 vector, -0,16 (-0,66 to 0,33) in K1, -0,23 (-0,79 to 0,33) in K2 values before induction of cycloplegia. CONCLUSION The refractive and keratometry results of the Nidek OPD Scan II system and Topcon KR 8900 standard table-top autorefractokeratometer are not interchangeable in healthy adult population before and after induction of cycloplegia.
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- Konuralp Yakar
- Department of Ophthalmology, Medicana International Hospital, Samsun, Turkey.
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Medicana International Hospital, Samsun, Turkey
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hitit University Erol Olçok Training and Research Hospital, Çorum, Turkey
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Shen L, Wei C, Yang W, Xiong Y, Li Y, Li D, Wang Z, Chen W, Zhao Q, Li Y, Cui R, Liu Q. Analysis of the relationship between lens morphology and aberrations in patients with myopia: a cross-sectional study. Int Ophthalmol 2023; 43:4911-4919. [PMID: 37828345 DOI: 10.1007/s10792-023-02894-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate the relationship between lens morphology and aberrations in patients with myopia. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 155 patients with myopia in their right eyes. Spherical power and cylindrical power were achieved by cycloplegic autorefraction. The eyes were divided into three groups for analysis based on their spherical equivalent (SE) values. The 4 mm and 6 mm ocular and internal aberrations were measured using the OPD-scan III. Lens parameters were measured using CASIA2, including lens thickness (LT), radius of anterior/posterior lens surface curvature (RAL/RPL), lens decentration (DEC), and lens tilt (TILT). The differences of lenticular parameters and aberration parameters among the three groups analyzed with ANOVA or Kruskal Wallis test. Pearson correlation or Spearman correlation analysis was performed to evaluate the relationships between the lens parameters and aberrations. A p value < 0.05 indicated statistical significance. RESULTS The difference in LT, RAL, DEC and TITL among the three groups was statistically significant (p < 0.05). And there were differences among differences in internal high-order aberrations, spherical aberration, and coma aberration(p < 0.05).Spherical power was positively correlated with LT and TITL (p < 0.05) and negatively correlated with DEC, RAL, and RPL (p < 0.05). Cylindrical power was positively correlated with LT (p < 0.05) and negatively correlated DEC (p < 0.05); The lenticular parameters (LT, RAL, DEC, and TILT) were mainly correlated with the ocular and internal spherical aberration. LT and DEC were correlated with ocular and internal higher-order aberrations and coma aberration. CONCLUSION DEC and LT were the main factors affecting aberrations in patients with myopia.
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- Lin Shen
- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China.
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Beijing Tongren Eye Center, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences Key Laboratory, Beijing, 100730, China
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Ozgur E, Blanche PA, Bedrick EJ, Conway MD, Peyman GA, Peyghambarian NN. Accuracy of an objective binocular automated phoropter for providing spectacle prescriptions. Clin Exp Optom 2023:1-6. [PMID: 37844333 DOI: 10.1080/08164622.2023.2266498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/18/2023] Open
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CLINICAL RELEVANCE Currently eye examinations are usually based on autorefraction followed by subjective refraction (SR) with a phoropter. An automated phoropter that can also perform autorefraction may facilitate the optometric workflow. BACKGROUND The efficiency and feasibility of an objective autorefraction and correction system are assessed by comparing objective refractive measurements with SR on the same subjects and evaluating the visual acuity (VA) values obtained after the objective refractive measurement and correction. METHODS Objective autorefraction and correction was performed on 41 subjects using an automated binocular phoropter system. The auto-phoropter performs autorefraction by wavefront measurement and corrects the spherical and cylindrical errors with tunable fluidic lenses while the patient looks at a visual display inside the instrument. The instrument outputs are optometric constants of spherical and cylindrical aberrations. After measurement and automated correction of the refractive errors, the VA values were assessed by having the subjects look at an integrated Snellen chart. The objective measurement results were statistically compared with their SR. RESULTS The correlations between SR and objective autorefraction and correction spherical equivalents (M) were 0.98 (0.97-0.99) and 0.96 (0.93-0.98), the vertical Jackson cross cylinder (J0) were 0.96 (0.92-0.98) and 0.95 (0.91-0.97), and the oblique Jackson cross cylinder (J45) were 0.73 (0.55-0.85) and 0.82 (0.69-0.90), for the right and left eyes, respectively, with the 95% confidence interval (CI) values in parentheses. 89.0% of the 82 eyes had at least 6/7.5 VA. CONCLUSIONS A significant agreement between the SR and objective autorefraction and correction was observed. An all-objective refractive assessment with instantaneous verification may improve the precision of eye prescriptions and possibly reduce the procedure time.
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- Erol Ozgur
- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Wyant College of Optical Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
- College of Medicine Phoenix, University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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Han D, Zhang Z, Li B, Rong H, Song D, Du B, Wei R. Comparison of visual performance and image quality between a myopia-control contact lens and a single-vision contact lens. Cont Lens Anterior Eye 2023; 46:101891. [PMID: 37574330 DOI: 10.1016/j.clae.2023.101891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 07/14/2023] [Accepted: 07/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the visual performance and image quality of concentric dual-focus-designed contact lenses (CLs) compared with single-vision CLs in myopic Chinese people. METHODS Twenty myopic volunteers aged between 18 and 26 years were recruited at a university eye hospital to wear both defocus-incorporated soft contact (DISC) lenses and single-vision CLs for 1 week in random order. High- and low-contrast visual acuity (VA), contrast sensitivity (CS), ocular higher-order aberrations (HOA), Strehl ratio and the Quality of Vision (QoV) questionnaire were assessed with each type of CL at weekly follow-up. RESULTS Distance VA was not affected by DISC lenses compared to single-vision CLs in either high (p = 0.414) or low contrast (p = 0.431). However, there was a significant reduction in low-contrast near VA with DISC lenses compared with single-vision CLs (p = 0.011). The differences of CS between DISC lenses and single-vision CLs were significantly associated with lighting conditions and spatial frequencies (F = 128.81, P < 0.001). Compared with single-vision CLs, wavefront aberrations of DISC lenses were significantly increased in total HOA, trefoil, and spherical aberrations for either 3.0 mm or 6.0 mm pupil size. The Strehl ratio wearing DISC lenses reduced significantly compared to the single-vision CLs (p < 0.001) at a pupil diameter of 6.0 mm. QoV scores were higher overall (p = 0.026) and frequency (p = 0.019) with DISC lenses than with single-vision CLs, indicating poorer visual performance. CONCLUSION DISC lenses provide satisfactory distance VA. However, the higher scores of the QoV questionnaire with DISC lenses may be related to decreased CS at medium or high spatial frequencies and increased higher-order aberrations.
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- Ding Han
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Retinal Functions and Diseases, Tianjin Branch of National Clinical Research Center for Ocular Disease, Eye Institute and School of Optometry, Tianjin Medical University Eye Hospital, Tianjin 300384, China.
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Godat T, Kohout K, Yang Q, Parkins K, McGregor JE, Merigan WH, Williams DR, Patterson SS. Cone-Opponent Ganglion Cells in the Primate Fovea Tuned to Non-Cardinal Color Directions. BIORXIV : THE PREPRINT SERVER FOR BIOLOGY 2023:2023.09.15.557995. [PMID: 37745616 PMCID: PMC10516013 DOI: 10.1101/2023.09.15.557995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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A long-standing question in vision science is how the three cone photoreceptor types - long (L), medium (M) and short (S) wavelength sensitive - combine to generate our perception of color. Hue perception can be described along two opponent axes: red-green and blue-yellow. Psychophysical measurements of color appearance indicate that the cone inputs to the red-green and blue-yellow opponent axes are M vs. L+S and L vs. M+S, respectively. However, the "cardinal directions of color space" revealed by psychophysical measurements of color detection thresholds are L vs. M and S vs. L+M. The cardinal directions match the most common cone-opponent retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in the primate retina. Accordingly, the cone opponency necessary for color appearance is thought to be established in cortex. However, small populations with the appropriate M vs. L+S and L vs. M+S cone-opponency have been reported in large surveys of cone inputs to primate RGCs and their projections to the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) yet their existence continues to be debated. Resolving this long-standing open question is needed as a complete account of the cone-opponency in the retinal output is critical for efforts to understand how downstream neural circuits process color. Here, we performed adaptive optics calcium imaging to longitudinally and noninvasively measurements of the foveal RGC light responses in the living macaque eye. We confirm the presence of L vs. M+S and M vs. L+S neurons with non-cardinal cone-opponency and demonstrate that cone-opponent signals in the retinal output are substantially more diverse than classically thought.
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- Tyler Godat
- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
- Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
- Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
- Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
- Institute of Optics, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627
- Flaum Eye Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 14642
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- Center for Visual Science, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14607
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Baur ID, Auffarth GU, Khoramnia R, Łabuz G. Spherical Aberration of Astigmatic Corneas in a Cataract Population. J Refract Surg 2023; 39:532-538. [PMID: 37578181 DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20230717-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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PURPOSE To study the distribution of spherical aberration (SA) in astigmatic corneas in a cataract population and the relationship between magnitude of corneal astigmatism and fourth-order corneal SA. METHODS Data routinely collected using a Scheimpflug camera (Pentacam; Oculus Optikgeräte GmbH) were retrospectively analyzed. Patients with a minimum age of 60 years were included. Total corneal SA (from anterior and posterior corneal surface) was obtained for a 6-mm cor-neal area aligned with the pupil center. Exclusion criteria were insufficient measurement quality, total deviation index (Belin/Ambrósio Deviation) greater than 1.60, and corneal thickness at the thinnest point of less than 490 μm. One eye per patient was chosen randomly. Eyes were divided into low (≤ 1.00 diopters [D]), moderate (> 1.00 to ≤ 2.00 D), and high (> 2.00 D) astigmatism groups according to the Scheimpflug measurements. RESULTS A total of 528 eyes were included in this analysis. Low astigmatism was found in 129 patients, moderate astigmatism in 265 patients, and high astigmatism in 134 patients. Mean astigmatism was 0.68 ± 0.24, 1.45 ± 0.28, and 2.91 ± 0.95 D in the low, moderate, and high astigmatism groups, respectively. Mean corneal SA in patients with moderate and high astigmatism was higher than in the low astigmatism group. The difference reached the significance level for the comparison of low and high astigmatism groups (P = .023). The fourth-order SA increased gradually with the magnitude of astigmatism with a slope of 0.015. CONCLUSIONS SA was significantly larger in the cataract population with high corneal astigmatism. The increase of positive sign SA with the magnitude of astigmatism suggests that patients with moderate to high astigmatism may benefit more from intraocular lenses with negative sign SA correction. [J Refract Surg. 2023;39(8):532-538.].
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Yang F, Dong Y, Bai C, Alzogool M, Wang Y. Bibliometric and visualized analysis of myopic corneal refractive surgery research: from 1979 to 2022. Front Med (Lausanne) 2023; 10:1141438. [PMID: 37575980 PMCID: PMC10416457 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2023.1141438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Background Myopic corneal refractive surgery is one of the most prevalent ophthalmic procedures for correcting ametropia. This study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis of research in the field of corneal refractive surgery over the past 40 years in order to describe the current international status and to identify most influential factors, while highlighting research hotspots. Methods A bibliometric analysis based on the Web of Science Core Collection (WoSCC) was used to analyze the publication trends in research related to myopic corneal refractive surgery. VOSviewer v.1.6.10 was used to construct the knowledge map in order to visualize the publications, distribution of countries, international collaborations, author productivity, source journals, cited references, keywords, and research hotspots in this field. Results A total of 4,680 publications on myopic corneal refractive surgery published between 1979 and 2022 were retrieved. The United States has published the most papers, with Emory University contributing to the most citations. The Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery published the greatest number of articles, and the top 10 cited references mainly focused on outcomes and wound healing in refractive surgery. Previous research emphasized "radial keratotomy (RK)" and excimer laser-associated operation methods. The keywords containing femtosecond (FS) laser associated with "small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE)" and its "safety" had higher burst strength, indicating a shift of operation methods and coinciding with the global trends in refractive surgery. The document citation network was clustered into five groups: (1) outcomes of refractive surgery: (2) preoperative examinations for refractive surgery were as follows: (3) complications of myopic corneal refractive surgery; (4) corneal wound healing and cytobiology research related to photorefractive laser keratotomy; and (5) biomechanics of myopic corneal refractive surgery. Conclusion The bibliometric analysis in this study may provide scholars with valuable to information and help them better understand the global trends in myopic corneal refractive surgery research frontiers. Two stages of rapid development occurred around 1991 and 2013, shortly after the innovation of PRK and SMILE surgical techniques. The most cited articles mainly focused on corneal wound healing, clinical outcomes, ocular aberration, corneal ectasia, and corneal topography, representing the safety of the new techniques.
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- Fang Yang
- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, China
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- Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
- School of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
- Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Key Lab of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Tianjin Eye Institute, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
- Nankai Eye Institute, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Chenguiti Y, Hamlaoui S, Baranton K, Otani S, Tartaglia EM. Modulation of cortical activity by spherical blur and its correlation with retinal defocus. Front Neurosci 2023; 17:1184381. [PMID: 37521696 PMCID: PMC10372438 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2023.1184381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023] Open
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Cortical activity, as recorded via electroencephalography, has been linked to the refractive error of an individual. It is however unclear which optical metric modulates this response. Here, we measured simultaneously the brain activity and the retinal defocus of a visual stimulus perceived through several values of spherical blur. We found that, contrary to the existing literature on the topic, the cortical response as a function of the overcorrections follows a sigmoidal shape rather than the classical bell shape, with the inflection point corresponding to the subjective refraction and to the stimulus being in focus on the retina. However, surprisingly, the amplitude of the cortical response does not seem to be a good indicator of how much the stimulus is in or out of focus on the retina. Nonetheless, the defocus is not equivalent to the retinal image quality, nor is an absolute predictor of the visual performance of an individual. Simulations of the retinal image quality seem to be a powerful tool to predict the modulation of the cortical response with the refractive error.
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- Yannis Chenguiti
- Center of Innovation and Technologies Europe, Essilor International, SAS, Charenton-le-Pont, France
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Center of Innovation and Technologies Europe, Essilor International, SAS, Charenton-le-Pont, France
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- Center of Innovation and Technologies Europe, Essilor International, SAS, Charenton-le-Pont, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- Center of Innovation and Technologies Europe, Essilor International, SAS, Charenton-le-Pont, France
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Hughes RPJ, Read SA, Collins MJ, Vincent SJ. Intraocular composition of higher order aberrations in non-myopic children. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:1276-1291. [PMID: 36950234 PMCID: PMC10026574 DOI: 10.1364/boe.483819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study examined anterior corneal, internal ocular, and total ocular higher order aberrations (HOA's), and retinal image quality in a non-myopic, paediatric cohort. Anterior corneal aberrations were derived from corneal topography data captured using a Placido disk videokeratoscope (E300, Medmont International), and whole eye HOA's were measured using a Hartmann-Shack wavefront sensor (COAS-HD, Wavefront Sciences). The associations between HOA's and age, sex, refractive error, and axial length were explored using correlation analyses. Data for 84 children aged between 5 and 12 years (mean ± standard deviation spherical equivalent refraction (SER), +0.63 ± 0.35 D; range 0.00 to +1.75 D) were included, and an eighth order Zernike polynomial was fit for 4 and 6 mm pupil diameters for both the anterior corneal and total ocular HOA's, from which internal ocular HOA's were calculated via subtraction following alignment to a common reference axis (pupil centre). Internal ocular HOA's were of greater magnitude than previous studies of adolescents and adults, however partial internal "compensation" of HOA's was observed, which resulted in reduced levels of HOA's and excellent retinal image quality. Few significant associations were observed between HOA's and age, SER, and axial length (all correlations, p > 0.001), and there were minimal sex-based differences (all comparisons, p > 0.005). Coefficients for vertical coma ( C 3 - 1 and C 5 - 1 ) and spherical aberration ( C 4 0 and C 6 0 ), were most strongly associated with the visual Strehl ratio based on the optical transfer function (VSOTF), which indicated that the absolute magnitudes of these Zernike coefficients have the greatest impact on retinal image quality in this paediatric cohort. These findings provide an improved understanding of the optics and retinal image quality of children's eyes.
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Zohrabi M, Lim WY, Gilinsky S, Bright VM, Gopinath JT. Adaptive aberration correction using an electrowetting array. APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS 2023; 122:081102. [PMID: 36846091 PMCID: PMC9946697 DOI: 10.1063/5.0133473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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We demonstrate a method that permits wavefront aberration correction using an array of electrowetting prisms. A fixed high fill factor microlens array followed by a lower fill factor adaptive electrowetting prism array is used to correct wavefront aberration. The design and simulation of such aberration correction mechanism is described. Our results show significant improvement to the Strehl ratio by using our aberration correction scheme which results in diffraction limited performance. Compactness and effectiveness of our design can be implemented in many applications that require aberration correction, such as microscopy and consumer electronics.
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- Mo Zohrabi
- Department of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80309, USA
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Chen C, Ma W, Wang J, Yang B, Liu T, Liu L. Higher-Order Aberrations and Visual Performance in Myopic Children Treated With Aspheric Base Curve-Designed Orthokeratology. Eye Contact Lens 2023; 49:71-76. [PMID: 36694310 DOI: 10.1097/icl.0000000000000961] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the impact of aspheric base curve (BC)-designed orthokeratology (ortho-k) (AOK) lenses on higher-order aberrations (HOA) at different pupil diameters and visual performance. METHODS This prospective clinical study included subjects randomized to wear spherical BC-designed ortho-k (SOK) or AOK lenses. The Pediatric Refractive Error Profile (PREP) questionnaire was completed before and after 3 months of lens wear. The Strehl ratio (SR) and root mean square of ocular higher-order aberrations (HOAs), spherical aberration (SA), coma, and trefoil were measured under 4-mm, 5-mm, and 6-mm pupil diameters at baseline and 3-month visits. Corneal topography, uncorrected low-contrast (LC) visual acuity (VA), and high-contrast (HC) VA were measured at baseline and at 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, and 3 month follow-ups. RESULTS Sixty-five participants completed the study. After 3 months with the ortho-k lens, there were no significant differences in ocular HOA, SA, coma, or trefoil between the SOK group and AOK group at 4-mm, 5-mm, and 6-mm pupil diameters (all P>0.05), except for a significant increase in SA in the AOK group (P=0.01). Stratified analyses showed that the AOK group exhibited greater HOA and SA at 5-mm and 6-mm pupil diameters in the lower myopia subgroup and greater SA at 6 mm in the higher myopia subgroup (all P<0.05). There were no significant differences between the groups in SR, HC VA, LC VA, or PREP scores (all P>0.05). CONCLUSION Aspheric BC-designed ortho-k lenses produced a significantly greater SA than SOK lenses, with more significance at lower diopters, without sacrificing subjective visual performance.
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- Changxu Chen
- Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University (C.C. and T.L.); Laboratory of Optometry and Vision Sciences, West China Hospital, Sichuan University (C.C., W.M., J.W., B.Y., T.L. and L.L.) and Department of Ophthalmology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China (W.M., J.W., B.Y., and L.L.)
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Roorda A, Tiruveedhula P, Naseri A, Rhee P, Clarke M. FIAT: A Device for Objective, Optical Measures of Accommodation in Phakic and Pseudophakic Eyes. Transl Vis Sci Technol 2023; 12:9. [PMID: 36607622 PMCID: PMC9836010 DOI: 10.1167/tvst.12.1.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Purpose To present FIAT, a novel optical instrument and analysis package that is designed to elicit and optically record accommodation in human eyes. Methods FIAT employs a Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor and a retro-illumination pupil camera that records from a single eye at video rates. It is effective at eliciting accommodation by offering the subject a full-field binocular view of an alternating distant target and a near-eye display. FIAT analysis software computes wave aberrations for each video frame over full- or subpupil sizes and computes accommodative dynamics and accommodative range. Results The system is validated by showing accurate refraction measurements in model eyes and human eyes with trial lenses. Robust accommodative responses are shown for young eyes, and a lack of accommodative response is shown for a known presbyopes. Accommodative stimulus-response curves from five phakic subjects over a range of ages show expected results. Results from two individuals with monofocal intraocular lenses are shown. Conclusions FIAT is an effective instrument for making accurate, objective measures of accommodation in phakic and pseudophakic eyes. Translational Relevance We present a device that can play an important role in the development and testing of accommodating intraocular lenses.
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- Austin Roorda
- University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- ForSight VISION6, Inc. South San Francisco, CA, USA,University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- ForSight VISION6, Inc. South San Francisco, CA, USA
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- ForSight VISION6, Inc. South San Francisco, CA, USA
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Zhang J, Zheng L, Zheng C, Sun P. A Comparison of Three Cylindrical Treatment Strategies for Topography-Guided LASIK: Manifest, Topographic, and ZZ VR Cylinders. Clin Ophthalmol 2023; 17:1335-1345. [PMID: 37192993 PMCID: PMC10182812 DOI: 10.2147/opth.s408101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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Purpose This study was designed to compare the clinical outcomes of three cylindrical treatment strategies using manifest, topographic, and Zhang & Zheng vector-compensated refraction (ZZ VR) cylinders, for topography-guided laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) and to identify the laser programming strategy that optimizes refractive astigmatism outcomes and visual acuity. Methods Consecutive patients referred for therapeutic refractive surgery between March and September 2018 at a single center were prospectively analyzed. Using double-masked simple randomization, patients were randomly assigned to undergo treatment based on manifest cylinder, topographic cylinder, and ZZ VR cylinder strategies. Uncorrected distance visual acuity and astigmatic refraction were analyzed preoperatively and 6 months postoperatively. Results A total of 138 eyes from 71 patients met the inclusion criteria. The manifest group consisted of 46 eyes in 24 patients, the topographic group consisted of 43 eyes in 22 patients, and the ZZ VR group consisted of 49 eyes in 25 patients. The absolute residual cylindrical refractions at 6 months postoperatively in these three groups were 0.69 ± 0.32 D, 0.58 ± 0.31 D, and 0.42 ± 0.19 D, respectively (P < 0.001; adjusted P < 0.01 for manifest vs ZZ VR, adjusted P = 0.08 for topographic vs ZZ VR). The percentages of postoperative absolute residual cylindrical power within 0.50 D in the manifest, topographic, and ZZ VR groups were 30.4%, 55.8%, and 59.2%, respectively (P = 0.01; adjusted P = 0.06 for manifest vs topographic, adjusted P = 0.02 for manifest vs ZZ VR). Conclusion The ZZ VR strategy may achieve better outcomes, as determined by cylindrical correction and visual activity, during topography-guided LASIK. Clinical Trial Registration Number ChiCTR1900025779.
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- Jun Zhang
- Department of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou MSK Eye Hospital, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Jun Zhang, Email
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou MSK Eye Hospital, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou MSK Eye Hospital, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Hangzhou MSK Eye Hospital, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of China
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Ng CJ, Sabesan R, Barbot A, Banks MS, Yoon G. Suprathreshold Contrast Perception Is Altered by Long-term Adaptation to Habitual Optical Blur. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci 2022; 63:6. [PMID: 36223102 PMCID: PMC9583751 DOI: 10.1167/iovs.63.11.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Purpose To investigate whether visual experience with habitual blur alters the neural processing of suprathreshold contrast in emmetropic and highly aberrated eyes. Methods A large stroke adaptive optics system was used to correct ocular aberrations. Contrast constancy was assessed psychophysically in emmetropic and keratoconic eyes using a contrast matching paradigm. Participants adjusted the contrasts of gratings at various spatial frequencies to match the contrast perception of a reference grating at 4 c/deg. Matching was done both with fully corrected and uncorrected ocular aberrations. Optical correction allowed keratoconus patients to perceive high spatial frequencies that they have not experienced for some time. Results Emmetropic observers exhibited contrast constancy both with their native aberrations and when their aberrations were corrected. Keratoconus patients exhibited contrast constancy with their uncorrected, native optics but they did not exhibit constancy during adaptive optics correction. Instead. they exhibited striking underconstancy: they required more contrast at high spatial frequencies than the contrast of the 4-c/deg stimulus to make them seem to have the same contrast. Conclusions The presence of contrast constancy in emmetropes and keratoconus patients viewing with their native optics suggests that they have learned to amplify neural signals to offset the effects of habitual optical aberrations. The fact that underconstancy was observed in keratoconus patients when their optics were corrected suggests that they were unable to learn the appropriate neural amplification because they did not have experience with fine spatial detail. These results show that even adults can learn neural amplification to counteract the effects of their own optical aberrations.
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- Cherlyn J. Ng
- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, United States
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- School of Optometry, University of California, Berkeley, CA, United States
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX, United States
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Pandey P, Ray S. Influence of the Location of a Decision Cue on the Dynamics of Pupillary Light Response. Front Hum Neurosci 2022; 15:755383. [PMID: 35153699 PMCID: PMC8826249 DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.755383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The pupils of the eyes reflexively constrict in light and dilate in dark to optimize retinal illumination. Non-visual cognitive factors, like attention, arousal, decision-making, etc., also influence pupillary light response (PLR). During passive viewing, the eccentricity of a stimulus modulates the pupillary aperture size driven by spatially weighted corneal flux density (CFD), which is the product of luminance and the area of the stimulus. Whether the scope of attention also influences PLR remains unclear. In this study, we contrasted the pupil dynamics between diffused and focused attentional conditions during decision-making, while the global CFD remained the same in the two conditions. A population of 20 healthy humans participated in a pair of forced choice tasks. They distributed attention to the peripheral decision cue in one task, and concentrated at the center in the other to select the target from four alternatives for gaze orientation. The location of this cue did not influence participants' reaction time (RT). However, the magnitude of constriction was significantly less in the task that warranted attention to be deployed at the center than on the periphery. We observed similar pupil dynamics when participants either elicited or canceled a saccadic eye movement, which ruled out pre-saccadic obligatory attentional orientation contributing to PLR. We further addressed how the location of attentional deployment might have influenced PLR. We simulated a biomechanical model of PLR with visual stimulation of different strengths as inputs corresponding to the two attentional conditions. In this homeomorphic model, the computational characteristic of each element was derived from the physiological and/or mechanical properties of the corresponding biological element. The simulation of this model successfully mimicked the observed data. In contrast to common belief that the global ambient luminosity drives pupillary response, the results of our study suggest that the effective CFD (eCFD) determined via the luminance multiplied by the size of the stimulus at the location of deployed attention in the visual space is critical for the magnitude of pupillary constriction.
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- Centre of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, University of Allahabad, Prayagraj, India
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Bamdad S, Momeni-Moghaddam H, Abdolahian M, Piñero DP. Agreement of wavefront-based refraction, dry and cycloplegic autorefraction with subjective refraction. JOURNAL OF OPTOMETRY 2022; 15:100-106. [PMID: 32896507 PMCID: PMC8712579 DOI: 10.1016/j.optom.2020.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 06/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the agreement of dry, and cycloplegic autorefraction and wavefront-based refraction with subjective refraction. METHOD 83 subjects aged 19-57 years were included in this cross-sectional study. Refractive status was determined using four methods including subjective refraction, wavefront-based refraction, dry and cycloplegic autorefraction. Refractive data were recorded as sphere, cylinder and spherical equivalent (SE). Power vector components were used to compare the astigmatism obtained using the different methods of refraction. RESULTS The more negative spherical, cylindrical and SE components were obtained using dry autorefraction, wavefront-based refraction and dry autorefraction, respectively. The less negative spherical, cylindrical and SE components were obtained using cycloplegic autorefraction, subjective refraction and cycloplegic autorefraction, respectively. Considering the spherical component, there was a statistically significant hyperopic shift (0.12 ± 0.29 D, p = 0.001) with cycloplegic autorefraction and a significant myopic shift (-0.17 ± 0.32 D, p < 0.001) with dry autorefraction compared to subjective refraction, while the difference between wavefront-based and subjective refraction was not significant statistically (p = 0.145). The calculated cylindrical component using subjective refraction showed statistically significant difference with dry auto-refraction (p < 0.001), cycloplegic auto-refraction (p = 0.041) and wavefront refraction (p < 0.001). The highest correlation with subjective refraction in sphere, cylinder and SE was observed for cycloplegic auto-refraction (rs = 0.967), dry auto-refraction (rs = 0.983) and cycloplegic auto-refraction (rs = 0.982), respectively. CONCLUSIONS As subjective refraction is gold standard in our study, sphere in cycloplegic auto-refraction and astigmatism in dry auto-refraction showed better agreement and correlation.
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- Shahram Bamdad
- Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Health Promotion Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran; Department of Optometry, School of Paramedical Sciences, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Poostchi Ophthalmology Research Center, Shiraz University Of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Optics, Pharmacology and Anatomy, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
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Numerical Study of Customized Artificial Cornea Shape by Hydrogel Biomaterials on Imaging and Wavefront Aberration. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13244372. [PMID: 34960923 PMCID: PMC8708545 DOI: 10.3390/polym13244372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The blindness caused by cornea diseases has exacerbated many patients all over the world. The disadvantages of using donor corneas may cause challenges to recovering eye sight. Developing artificial corneas with biocompatibility may provide another option to recover blindness. The techniques of making individual artificial corneas that fit the biometric parameters for each person can be used to help these patients effectively. In this study, artificial corneas with different shapes (spherical, aspherical, and biconic shapes) are designed and they could be made by two different hydrogel polymers that form an interpenetrating polymer network for their excellent mechanical strength. Two designed cases for the artificial corneas are considered in the simulations: to optimize the artificial cornea for patients who still wear glasses and to assume that the patient does not wear glasses after transplanting with the optimized artificial cornea. The results show that the artificial corneas can efficiently decrease the imaging blur. Increasing asphericity of the current designed artificial corneas can be helpful for the imaging corrections. The differences in the optical performance of the optimized artificial corneas by using different materials are small. It is found that the optimized artificial cornea can reduce the high order aberrations for the second case.
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Chen J, Tang Y, Jing Q, Lu Y, Jiang Y. Analysis of Corneal Spherical Aberrations in Chinese Bilateral Ectopia Lentis Patients. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 8:736686. [PMID: 34869429 PMCID: PMC8639512 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.736686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Purpose: To analyze the anterior, posterior, and total corneal spherical aberrations (ASA, PSA, and TSA) in patients with Chinese bilateral ectopia lentis (EL). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate corneal spherical aberration (CSA) using a Pentacam system at the 6-mm optical zone. Axial length, keratometry, astigmatism, and corneal asphericity were also determined. Results: This study included 247 patients (420 eyes) with a mean age of 18.1 years. The values of ASA, PSA, and TSA were 0.136 ± 0.100 μm, −0.118 ± 0.030 μm, and 0.095 ± 0.095 μm, respectively. In the EL patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS), ASA and TSA were significantly lower than in the non-MFS patients (0.126 ± 0.094 μm vs. 0.155 ± 0.107 μm, P = 0.004 for ASA; 0.085 ± 0.091 μm vs. 0.114 ± 0.099 μm, P = 0.003 for TSA), whereas PSA was not significantly different (P = 0.061). The values of ASA and TSA were significantly higher in the patients with EL aged ≥ 40 years old than in younger patients, whereas ASA and PSA were lower in patients aged <10 years old than in older patients (all P < 0.05). In the multiple linear regression analysis, age, keratometry, astigmatism, anterior asphericity, higher-order aberration (HOA), and lower-order aberration (LOA) were positively or negatively correlated with TSA in the patients with EL (r = 0.681, P < 0.001). Conclusions: Corneal spherical aberration was low in the patients with EL especially for MFS and tended to increase with aging. Preoperatively, individual measurement of CSA was necessary for bilateral EL patients with MFS.
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- Jiahui Chen
- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Science, Eye Ear Nose and Throat Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, China.,National Health Commission (NHC) Key Laboratory of Myopia (Fudan University), Laboratory of Myopia, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shanghai, China.,Key Laboratory of Visual Impairment and Restoration of Shanghai, Shanghai, China
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Gomes JRM, Franco SMDB. Near Vision Tasks and Optical Quality of the Eye. J Ophthalmic Vis Res 2021; 16:620-630. [PMID: 34840685 PMCID: PMC8593549 DOI: 10.18502/jovr.v16i4.9753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Purpose To study the effect of near-vision reading task on optical quality of the eye when performed on a computer monitor and on printed paper, and to identify which of the two results in greater changes. Methods Two groups of subjects performed a 30-min reading task in two different conditions: on a computer monitor and on printed paper. Ocular, corneal, and internal wavefront aberrations (Zernike coefficients up to 6 th order), root-mean-square of low- and high-order aberrations, spherical equivalent, vectoral components of ocular astigmatism (J45 and J0), and the compensation factor between internal and corneal aberrations were measured before and after the tasks. Their changes were analyzed in each group and between groups. Results Statistically significant changes in wavefront aberrations and in root mean square of low- and high-order aberrations were observed in both groups which was significantly greater when the task was performed on printed paper. Partial loss of compensation mechanism and variation in spherical equivalent in a negative direction occurred after both reading tasks; however, it was statistically significant only with printed paper reading task. The vectoral components of ocular astigmatism did not show statistically significant changes in either groups. Conclusion Near-vision reading tasks can change the optical quality of the eye, especially when the task is performed on printed paper.
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Leroux CE, Bouchet E, Espinasse P, Fontvieille C, Bardin F. Correlation between Contrast Sensitivity and Modulation Transfer Functions. Optom Vis Sci 2021; 98:1263-1269. [PMID: 34510142 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE Previous studies found no correlation between visual acuity and optical quality in a population of young subjects with good vision. Using sinusoidal gratings, we systematically investigate the correlation between contrast sensitivity and optical quality as a function of spatial frequency. PURPOSE This study describes the correlation between the contrast sensitivity function (CSF) and the modulation transfer function (MTF) in a sample of young and informed subjects. Our results are compared with prior studies on the correlation between visual acuity and metrics of image quality. We also compare our results with previous studies that compare the CSF, the MTF, and the neural contrast sensitivity function (NCSF). METHODS The CSF of 28 informed subjects is measured in photopic conditions. The polychromatic MTF is computed from the measurements of monochromatic aberrations. The (CSF, MTF) correlation is estimated as the Pearson correlation coefficient, at each spatial frequency. The NCSF of each subject is estimated as the ratio of CSF to MTF. RESULTS We obtain high correlation coefficients (0.8) in the range of spatial frequencies of 3 to 6 cycles per degree, which also corresponds to high NCSF. Correlation decreases with increasing spatial frequency in the range of 6 to 18 cycles per degree (down to 0.0 at 18 cycles per degree). In that range, optical and neural contrast sensitivities are both approximately reduced by factor 4. CONCLUSIONS In our sample of young subjects with good vision, the CSF with sinusoidal gratings better differentiates eyes of good optical quality at intermediate spatial frequencies (3 to 6 cycles per degree) than at higher spatial frequencies (12 to 18 cycles per degree). At the highest tested spatial frequency of sinusoidal gratings (18 cycles per degree), there is no significant correlation between optical quality and contrast sensitivity.
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- Laboratoire Mathématiques Informatique Physique et Applications, Université de Nîmes, Nîmes Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Mathématiques Informatique Physique et Applications, Université de Nîmes, Nîmes Cedex, France
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- Laboratoire Mathématiques Informatique Physique et Applications, Université de Nîmes, Nîmes Cedex, France
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Kilpeläinen M, Putnam NM, Ratnam K, Roorda A. The retinal and perceived locus of fixation in the human visual system. J Vis 2021; 21:9. [PMID: 34643658 PMCID: PMC8525830 DOI: 10.1167/jov.21.11.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Due to the dramatic difference in spatial resolution between the central fovea and the surrounding retinal regions, accurate fixation on important objects is critical for humans. It is known that the preferred retinal location (PRL) for fixation of healthy human observers rarely coincides with the retinal location with the highest cone density. It is not currently known, however, whether the PRL is consistent within an observer or is subject to fluctuations and, moreover, whether observers' subjective fixation location coincides with the PRL. We studied whether the PRL changes between days. We used an adaptive optics scanning laser ophthalmoscope to project a Maltese cross fixation target on an observer's retina and continuously imaged the exact retinal location of the target. We found that observers consistently use the same PRL across days, regardless of how much the PRL is displaced from the cone density peak location. We then showed observers small stimuli near the visual field location on which they fixated, and the observers judged whether or not the stimuli appeared in fixation. Observers' precision in this task approached that of fixation itself. Observers based their judgment on both the visual scene coordinates and the retinal location of the stimuli. We conclude that the PRL in a normally functioning visual system is fixed, and observers use it as a reference point in judging stimulus locations.
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- Markku Kilpeläinen
- Department of Psychology and Logopedics, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Arizona College of Optometry, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA
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- Herbert Wertheim School of Optometry and Vision Science, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
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Suchkov N, Kurian T, Schwarz C, Leube A, Wahl S. SLM-based interferometer for assessing the polychromatic neural transfer function of the eye. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2021; 12:6040-6054. [PMID: 34745720 PMCID: PMC8548005 DOI: 10.1364/boe.432744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A novel interferometric instrument for measuring neural transfer function (NTF) of the eye is presented. The device is based on a liquid-crystal-on-silicon spatial light modulator (SLM), which is used to create two laterally separated wavefronts in the pupil plane of the eye that interfere on the retina. The phase mask on the SLM, consisting of two diffraction gratings mixed in a checkerboard pattern and acting as a shearing interferometer, allows independent control of spatial frequency, orientation, and contrast of the fringes, as well as the field of view in a wide polychromatic spectrum. Coupled with a supercontinuum source, the system is able to produce achromatic fringes on the retina. The instrument was successfully tested in six normal subjects in four light conditions: polychromatic light and monochromatic blue, green and red light respectively (central wavelengths - 450, 550 and 650 nm). On average, the NTF in polychromatic light was approximately 20% higher than for green and red light, although not statistically significant due to high intersubject variability. Due to all-digital control of the interference fringes, the device is optically simple and virtually unsusceptible to vibrations, allowing its use in a non-laboratory environment. The study also contributes to color vision research, allowing to evaluate contrast sensitivity function without monochromatic or chromatic aberrations.
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- Nikolai Suchkov
- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- Institute for Ophthalmic Research, Eberhard Karls University Tübingen, Tübingen 72076, Germany
- Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, Aalen 73430, Germany
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Hughes RPJ, Read SA, Collins MJ, Vincent SJ. Higher order aberrations and retinal image quality during short-term accommodation in children. Vision Res 2021; 188:74-84. [PMID: 34293613 DOI: 10.1016/j.visres.2021.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Changes in higher order aberrations (HOA's) and retinal image quality during accommodation have not previously been examined in children. This study measured ocular HOA's in ninety non-myopic, school-aged children during short-term accommodation tasks at 0, 3, 6, and 9 D demands presented via a Badal optometer mounted to a Hartmann-Shack wavefront aberrometer (COAS-HD, Wavefront Sciences). Eighty-four participants who exhibited active accommodation were included in the analyses. An eighth order Zernike polynomial was fit across a 2.3 mm, 4 mm, and natural pupil diameter to evaluate changes in refractive power vectors (M, J180, and J45), accommodation errors (lags and leads), HOA root mean square (RMS) variables, individual Zernike coefficients, and the visual Strehl ratio based on the optical transfer function (VSOTF). All HOA RMS variables changed significantly with accommodation, with the greatest change observed for the 9 D demand. Of the individual Zernike coefficients, primary (C40) and secondary spherical aberration (C60) exhibited the greatest magnitude of change, becoming negative and positive with increasing accommodation, respectively. The VSOTF changed significantly with greater accommodation for both the 4 mm and natural pupil size, becoming significantly worse for the 9 D demand. HOA's increase and retinal image quality decreases significantly during higher levels of accommodation in children, similar to adults. These findings provide a greater understanding of the optical properties of children's eyes and insights into possible mechanisms for the association between accommodation, near work, and refractive error development.
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- Rohan P J Hughes
- Queensland University of Technology, Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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- Queensland University of Technology, Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland University of Technology, Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Myopes exhibit a larger capability of adaptation to defocus. Adaptation produces a boost in visual performance that can be characterized through different metrics. The ability of myopes to adapt to other sources of blur, such as diffusion, has not been studied so far. In this work, a group of 20 myopes with normal vision underwent high-contrast visual acuity (VA) measurements under different viewing conditions, wearing their refractive correction with or without a diffuser (Bangerter filter, BF). VA decreased immediately after wearing the BF of density 0.6, showing a significant relationship with the ocular refraction. After 40 minutes of binocular vision through the BF, a statistically significant increase (p = 0.02) in VA from 0.54 to 0.62 in decimal scale (from 0.3 to 0.2 logMAR) was obtained. No correlation with the refraction was observed. After removing the diffuser, VA returned to baseline. A control group (17 subjects) underwent the same experimental protocol but without diffuser filters. No significant changes in VA were found in this group. We describe a new type of contrast adaptation to blur in myopes caused by scattering, rather than by defocus. The effects of low scattering levels in vision might be relevant in the analysis of early stage of cataract, amblyopia treatments, and myopia understanding.
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Ma J, Xu X, Li M, Zhang Y, Zhang L, Ma P, Hou J, Lei Y, Liu J, Huangfu X, Yang Y, Yi X, Cheng G, Bai J, Zhong X, Xu X, Wang Y. Predictive models of aging of the human eye based on ocular anterior segment morphology. J Biomed Inform 2021; 120:103855. [PMID: 34216803 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2021.103855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Aging is a major risk factor for various eye diseases, such as cataract, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. Age-related changes are observed in almost all structures of the human eye. Considerable individual variations exist within a group of similarly aged individuals, indicating the need for more informative biomarkers for assessing the aging of the eyes. The morphology of the ocular anterior segment has been reported to vary across age groups, focusing on only a few corneal parameters, such as keratometry and thickness of the cornea, which could not provide accurate estimation of age. Thus, the association between eye aging and the morphology of the anterior segment remains elusive. In this study, we aimed to develop a predictive model of age based on a large number of anterior segment morphology-related features, measured via the high-resolution ocular anterior segment analysis system (Pentacam). This approach allows for an integrated assessment of age-related changes in corneal morphology, and the identification of important morphological features associated with different eye aging patterns. Three machine learning methods (neural networks, Lasso regression and extreme gradient boosting) were employed to build predictive models using 276 anterior segment features of 63,753 participants from 10 ophthalmic centers in 10 different cities of China. The best performing age prediction model achieved a median absolute error of 2.80 years and a mean absolute error of 3.89 years in the validation set. An external cohort of 100 volunteers was used to test the performance of the prediction model. The developed neural network model achieved a median absolute error of 3.03 years and a mean absolute error of 3.40 years in the external cohort. In summary, our study revealed that the anterior segment morphology of the human eye may be an informative and non-invasive indicator of eye aging. This could prompt doctors to focus on age-related medical interventions on ocular health.
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- Jiaonan Ma
- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- School of Statistics and Data Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China
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- Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Statistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinan Mingshui Eye Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Jinan Mingshui Eye Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- The 4th People's Hospital of Shenyang, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Yan'an Hospital of Kunming City, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi, Xinjiang, China
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- Daping Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Hainan Eye Hospital, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University, Haikou, Guangdong, China
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- School of Statistics and Data Science, Nankai University, Tianjin, China; Key Laboratory for Medical Data Analysis and Statistical Research of Tianjin, Tianjin, China.
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- Clinical College of Ophthalmology, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China; Tianjin Eye Hospital, Tianjin Eye Institute, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, Nankai University Affiliated Eye Hospital, Tianjin, China.
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Casares-López M, Castro-Torres JJ, Ortiz-Peregrina S, Martino F, Ortiz C. Changes in Visual Performance under the Effects of Moderate-High Alcohol Consumption: The Influence of Biological Sex. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:6790. [PMID: 34202674 PMCID: PMC8297204 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18136790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 06/21/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to analyze the changes in visual functions under the effects of moderate-high breath alcohol concentrations (BrACs), and the influence of biological sex on visual deterioration, considering different factors. A total of 37 healthy habitual alcohol users were enrolled in the experiment. The participants underwent a baseline session and a second session after an intake of 450 mL of red wine, so that all of them reached a BrAC above 0.25 mg/L. Visual performance was assessed by measuring the contrast sensitivity function, the halo perception, the stereopsis, and finally the retinal image quality. A Visual Deterioration Score (VDS) was calculated using the deterioration of these visual variables. All visual functions analyzed were significantly impaired following alcohol consumption (p < 0.05). The VDS was associated with the BrAC (ρ = -0.476). The VDS was also significantly higher in females, with the BrAC having a significant effect on the variability of the VDS in males and females (p < 0.05). However, the body mass index showed no significant effect (p > 0.05). Visual functions were significantly impaired under the influence of alcohol, and this deterioration was greater in females. The deterioration depends on the BrAC reached, being the primary thing responsible for the differences observed between males and females.
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- Miriam Casares-López
- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, Facultad de Ciencias (Edificio Mecenas), University of Granada, Avenida Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (S.O.-P.); (F.M.); (C.O.)
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- Laboratory of Vision Sciences and Applications, Department of Optics, Facultad de Ciencias (Edificio Mecenas), University of Granada, Avenida Fuentenueva s/n, 18071 Granada, Spain; (S.O.-P.); (F.M.); (C.O.)
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Stereovision is the ability to perceive fine depth variations from small differences in the two eyes' images. Using adaptive optics, we show that even minute optical aberrations that are not clinically correctable, and go unnoticed in everyday vision, can affect stereo acuity. Hence, the human binocular system is capable of using fine details that are not experienced in everyday vision. Interestingly, stereo acuity varied considerably across individuals even when they were provided identical perfect optics. We also found that individuals' stereo acuity is better when viewing with their habitual optics rather than someone else's (better) optics. Together, these findings suggest that the visual system compensates for habitual optical aberrations through neural adaptation and thereby optimizes stereovision uniquely for each individual. Thus, stereovision is limited by small optical aberrations and by neural adaptation to one's own optics.
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Westheimer G. Objective Measures of Retinal Image Degradation Due to Refractive Corrections. Optom Vis Sci 2021; 98:654-664. [PMID: 34081646 DOI: 10.1097/opx.0000000000001712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE There is a need for a measure, as simple and yet as informative as possible, to describe objectively the retinal image quality when a patient views targets at various distances through spectacle, contact, or intraocular corrections with optics more elaborate than single vision. PURPOSE The purposes of this study are to examine the current status of quantitative descriptions of retinal image blur and find optimal characterization of image degradation. METHODS A variety of indexes of image degradation are computed for a typical eye and polychromatic light, in and out of focus, and as exemplars of sophisticated wave shaping, when the pupil transmission has been modified to a truncated Bessel amplitude function and to a "fractal" phase function. RESULTS Figures are shown for the optical transfer, point- and edge-spread functions, and Koenig bar and optotype letter blur for the various imaging and defocus conditions, and the relative values of several blur indexes are compared graphically and in a correlation table. CONCLUSIONS No single index captures the many ways in which the image can deviate from the diffraction-limited ideal. Among the incomplete descriptors of image degradation, the light distribution at a sharp edge stands out as optimally informative and economical, and, when condensed to just two values, one representing central image sharpness and the other outlying light spread, allows for a quick survey of the imaging deficit.
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Mutoji KN, Sun M, Elliott G, Moreno IY, Hughes C, Gesteira TF, Coulson-Thomas VJ. Extracellular Matrix Deposition and Remodeling after Corneal Alkali Burn in Mice. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5708. [PMID: 34071909 PMCID: PMC8199272 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22115708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Corneal transparency relies on the precise arrangement and orientation of collagen fibrils, made of mostly Type I and V collagen fibrils and proteoglycans (PGs). PGs are essential for correct collagen fibrillogenesis and maintaining corneal homeostasis. We investigated the spatial and temporal distribution of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) and PGs after a chemical injury. The chemical composition of chondroitin sulfate (CS)/dermatan sulfate (DS) and heparan sulfate (HS) were characterized in mouse corneas 5 and 14 days after alkali burn (AB), and compared to uninjured corneas. The expression profile and corneal distribution of CS/DSPGs and keratan sulfate (KS) PGs were also analyzed. We found a significant overall increase in CS after AB, with an increase in sulfated forms of CS and a decrease in lesser sulfated forms of CS. Expression of the CSPGs biglycan and versican was increased after AB, while decorin expression was decreased. We also found an increase in KS expression 14 days after AB, with an increase in lumican and mimecan expression, and a decrease in keratocan expression. No significant changes in HS composition were noted after AB. Taken together, our study reveals significant changes in the composition of the extracellular matrix following a corneal chemical injury.
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- Kazadi N. Mutoji
- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (K.N.M.); (M.S.); (G.E.); (I.Y.M.); (T.F.G.)
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (K.N.M.); (M.S.); (G.E.); (I.Y.M.); (T.F.G.)
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (K.N.M.); (M.S.); (G.E.); (I.Y.M.); (T.F.G.)
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (K.N.M.); (M.S.); (G.E.); (I.Y.M.); (T.F.G.)
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- School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK;
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (K.N.M.); (M.S.); (G.E.); (I.Y.M.); (T.F.G.)
- Optimvia, Batavia, OH 45103, USA
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- College of Optometry, University of Houston, Houston, TX 77204, USA; (K.N.M.); (M.S.); (G.E.); (I.Y.M.); (T.F.G.)
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Heinrich SP, Strübin I, Bach M. VEP-based acuity estimation: unaffected by translucency of contralateral occlusion. Doc Ophthalmol 2021; 143:249-257. [PMID: 33977361 PMCID: PMC8553676 DOI: 10.1007/s10633-021-09840-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Purpose Visual evoked potential (VEP) recordings for objective visual acuity estimates are typically obtained monocularly with the contralateral eye occluded. Psychophysical studies suggest that the translucency of the occluder has only a minimal effect on the outcome of an acuity test. However, there is literature evidence for the VEP being susceptible to the type of occlusion. The present study assessed whether this has an impact on VEP-based estimates of visual acuity. Methods We obtained VEP-based acuity estimates with opaque, non-translucent occlusion of the contralateral eye, and with translucent occlusion that lets most of the light pass while abolishing the perception of any stimulus structure. The tested eye was measured with normal and artificially degraded vision, resulting in a total of 4 experimental conditions. Two different algorithms, a stepwise heuristic and a machine learning approach, were used to derive acuity from the VEP tuning curve. Results With normal vision, translucent occlusion resulted in slight, yet statistically significant better acuity estimates when analyzed with the heuristic algorithm (p = 0.014). The effect was small (mean ΔlogMAR = 0.06), not present in some participants, and without practical relevance. It was absent with the machine learning approach. With degraded vision, the difference was tiny and not statistically significant. Conclusion The type of occlusion for the contralateral eye does not substantially affect the outcome of VEP-based acuity estimation.
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- Sven P Heinrich
- Eye Center, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Killianstr. 5, 79106, Freiburg, Germany. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
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- Eye Center, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Killianstr. 5, 79106, Freiburg, Germany
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- Eye Center, University of Freiburg Medical Center, Killianstr. 5, 79106, Freiburg, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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Vincent SJ, Collins MJ, Read SA, Carney LG. Myopic anisometropia: ocular characteristics and aetiological considerations. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 97:291-307. [DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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- Stephen J Vincent
- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Contact Lens and Visual Optics Laboratory, School of Optometry and Vision Science, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia,
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- Centre for Myopia Research, School of Optometry and
- Department of Health Technology and Informatics, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China
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Rae SM, Price HC. The effect of soft contact lens wear and time from blink on wavefront aberration measurement variation. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 92:274-82. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00377.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Sheila M Rae
- Vision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Vision and Eye Research Unit, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Sideroudi H, Labiris G, Giarmoulakis A, Bougatsou N, Mikropoulos D, Kozobolis V. Repeatability, reliability and reproducibility of posterior curvature and wavefront aberrations in keratoconic and cross‐linked corneas. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 96:547-56. [DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2012] [Accepted: 12/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Eye Institute of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece,
- Department of Opthalmology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece,
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- Eye Institute of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece,
- Department of Opthalmology, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece,
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Landers J, Goggin M. Ocular preference following implantation of aspheric and spherical intraocular lenses; an intra‐individual comparison. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 93:419-25. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2010.00513.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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- John Landers
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South and the South Australian Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
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Repeatability of corneal and ocular aberration measurements and changes in aberrations over one week. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 92:253-66. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00364.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Chen L, Huang LC, Gray B, Chernyak DA. Comparison of wavefront aberrations in rabbit and human eyes. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 97:534-9. [DOI: 10.1111/cxo.12184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2013] [Revised: 04/24/2014] [Accepted: 05/01/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Li Chen
- Abbott Medical Optics Inc, Milpitas, California, USA,
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- Abbott Medical Optics Inc, Santa Ana, California, USA,
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- Abbott Medical Optics Inc, Santa Ana, California, USA,
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Lombardo M, Lombardo G. New methods and techniques for sensing the wave aberrations of human eyes. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 92:176-86. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2009.00356.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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- Marco Lombardo
- Vision Engineering, Reggio Calabria, Italy and CNR‐INFM LiCryL Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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- Vision Engineering, Reggio Calabria, Italy and CNR‐INFM LiCryL Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Calabria, Rende (CS), Italy
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Atchison DA. Recent advances in measurement of monochromatic aberrations of human eyes. Clin Exp Optom 2021; 88:5-27. [PMID: 15658922 DOI: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2005.tb06659.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2004] [Revised: 11/18/2004] [Accepted: 11/27/2004] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The field of aberrations of the human eye is moving rapidly, being driven by the desire to monitor and optimise vision following refractive surgery. It is important for ophthalmologists and optometrists to have an understanding of the magnitude of various aberrations and how these are likely to be affected by refractive surgery and other corrections. In this paper, I consider methods used to measure aberrations, the magnitude of aberrations in general populations and how these are affected by various factors (for example, age, refractive error, accommodation and refractive surgery) and how aberrations and their correction affect spatial visual performance.
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- David A Atchison
- School of Optometry, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove, QLD 4059, Australia
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Hervella L, Villegas EA, Robles C, Artal P. Spherical Aberration Customization to Extend the Depth of Focus With a Clinical Adaptive Optics Visual Simulator. J Refract Surg 2021; 36:223-229. [PMID: 32267952 DOI: 10.3928/1081597x-20200212-02] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the use of the VAO adaptive optics visual simulator (Voptica SL, Murcia, Spain) for customization of spherical aberration to increase depth of focus. METHODS Through-focus visual acuity with both high- and low-contrast letters from +1.00 to -3.00 diopters (D) was measured in 17 dilated eyes with three different induced amounts of spherical aberration for a 4.5-mm pupil diameter: control (0 µm), -0.15 µm, and -0.30 µm. RESULTS The defocus curves followed the same behavior with both values of contrast, but the visual acuity was 0.2 logMAR lower with low contrast. The mean values of high-contrast logMAR visual acuity at far, intermediate (67 cm), and near (40 cm) were -0.10, 0.11, and 0.37 for control, 0.04, 0.00, and 0.15 for -0.15 µm, and 0.23, 0.00, and 0.06 for -0.30 µm conditions. The 95% confidence interval ranged from ±0.14 to ±0.45 logMAR and the middle 50% of the distribution was approximately 0.2 logMAR. CONCLUSIONS Negative values of spherical aberration extend the depth of focus in different ways depending on each patient. The VAO is a new instrument that allows the visual customization of spherical aberration to enhance depth of focus. [J Refract Surg. 2020;36(4):223-229.].
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