The standard visual acuity measurements rely on stationary stimuli, either letters (Snellen charts), vertical lines (vernier acuity) or grating charts, processed by those regions of the visual system most sensitive to the stationary stimulation, receiving visual input from the central part of the visual field. Here, an acuity measurement is proposed based on discrimination of simple shapes, that are defined by motion of the dots in the random dot kinematograms (RDK) processed by visual regions sensitive to motion stimulation and receiving input also from the peripheral visual field. In the motion-acuity test, participants are asked to distinguish between a circle and an ellipse, with matching surfaces, built from RDKs, and separated from the background RDK either by coherence, direction, or velocity of dots.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Open-angle glaucoma (OAG), accounting for 90% of all glaucoma cases, is a progressive optic nerve neuropathy. It may lead to irreversible loss of visual field and complete blindness. When conservative treatment becomes insufficient to stop OAG progression, a surgical intervention is considered.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTransl Vis Sci Technol
January 2021
Purpose: Damage of retinal representation of the visual field affects its local features and the spared, unaffected parts. Measurements of visual deficiencies in ophthalmological patients are separated for central (shape) or peripheral (motion and space perception) properties, and acuity tasks rely on stationary stimuli. We explored the benefit of measuring shape and motion perception simultaneously using a new motion-based acuity task.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLevofloxacin 0.5% ophthalmic solution is a fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent with a broad spectrum of activity against Gram positive and negative bacteria. For those reasons it is highly effective in treating common external infections of the eye including blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Evaluation of the measurement accuracy using a new optical biometer LenStar LS 900 (Haag Strait) and comparison according to the IOL Master V.5 (Zeiss) device.
Methods: In a prospective clinical study biometric measurements along with artificial lens power calculation using the LenStar LS 900 device were performed.