Relation between spherical refractive error and visual acuity.
The relation between a spherical refractive error and visual acuity is investigated and the results compared with previous studies. This study, unlike most of the previous studies, presents a mathematical model that includes a pupil size factor. It also examines a theoretical relation between refractive error and visual acuity which predicts that there should be a linear relation among refractive error (E), the pupil diameter (D), and minimum angle of resolution (A), over a wide range of refractive errors.
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Department of Optometry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
D006801:Humans; D007498:Iris / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008433:Mathematics; D008954:Models, Biological; D011680:Pupil; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology*