title: A crossed polaroid-pinhole device.
abstract: The study describes the use of a pinhole device in which the light-absorbing area surrounding the holes is varied by polarizing filters. The study demonstrates that a pinhole aperture of 1.6-1.8 mm in diameter with polaroids crossed at 90 degrees will allow a visual acuity equal to or better than 20/40 in the face of refractive errors of 1, 2, and 3 diopters. The study next evaluates the effects of pinholes of different sizes and the polarizing components crossed at angles less than 90 degrees. The study concludes by showing that polaroids crossed at between 75 degrees and 85 degrees allow a greater depth of focus, a larger visual field, and greater illumination than traditional pinhole devices.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D055095:Optics and Photonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014792:Visual Acuity