Myopia: the importance of seeing fine detail.
Eye growth and myopia development are controlled by the retina. What properties of the image tell the retina how the eye should grow? A recent study has shown that, in chickens, fine details are necessary to prevent the development of myopia. Should we carefully avoid any defocus to avoid becoming myopic?
Schaeffel
Frank
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Section of Neurobiology of the Eye, University Eye Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany. frank.schaeffel@uni-tuebingen.de
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000502:physiology; D005123:Eye / Q000254:growth & development*; D005403:Fixation, Ocular / Q000502:physiology; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D009216:Myopia / Q000209:etiology*; D010775:Photic Stimulation; D014785:Vision, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*