title: The effect of illumination and foveal fusion lock on clinical fixation disparity measurements with the Sheedy Disparometer.
abstract: The Sheedy Disparometer is a clinical instrument designed to measure fixation disparity and hence determine forced vergence--fixation disparity curves. The target design includes a central 1.5 degrees fusion-free area. The effect of introducing a central fixation target to the instrument is investigated along with the influence of ambient illumination level on fixation disparity. All curve parameters, i.e. curve type, slope, X- and Y-intercepts were found to significantly alter with the introduction of a foveal lock. Illumination changes did not cause significant differences in any parameter.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D005584:Fovea Centralis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008027:Light; D008266:Macula Lutea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014787:Vision Tests / Q000295:instrumentation