title: Objective blur thresholds in free space for different refractive groups.
abstract: The aim of the current study was to measure the objective depth-of-focus (DOF) of myopes (MYO) in free space and compare them with emmetropic (EMM) and hyperopic (HYP) cohorts. The objective DOF was measured in 35 visually normal, young adults including 16 MYO, 13 EMM, and 6 HYP using the Power Refractor (PR II). The DOF was larger in the MYO and HYP than in the EMM. The larger objective DOF found in the MYO subgroup is in agreement with previous studies assessing the DOF subjectively. This finding is consistent with current thinking that increased amounts of retinal-defocus integrated over extended time may be myopiogenic. In agreement with earlier clinical and computer simulation studies, hyperopes demonstrate a relative resistance to increased retinal defocus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Vision Sciences, SUNY/State College of Optometry, New York, New York 10036, USA. bvasudevan@sunyopt.edu
authors.forename: Balamurali
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Ciuffreda
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000065:Accommodation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D006956:Hyperopia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009216:Myopia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity / Q000502:physiology