Ocular Topical Anesthesia Does Not Attenuate Light-Induced Discomfort Using Blue and Red Light Stimuli | Zendy

Shaobo Lei | Zendy; Marija Zivcevska | Zendy; Herbert C. Goltz | Zendy; Xingqiao Chen | Zendy; Agnes Wong | Zendy

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Ocular Topical Anesthesia Does Not Attenuate Light-Induced Discomfort Using Blue and Red Light Stimuli

Author(s) -

Shaobo Lei,

Marija Zivcevska,

Herbert C. Goltz,

Xingqiao Chen,

Agnes Wong

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

investigative ophthalmology and visual science

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.935

H-Index - 218

eISSN - 1552-5783

pISSN - 0146-0404

DOI - 10.1167/iovs.18-24797

Subject(s) - stimulus (psychology) , placebo , red light , anesthesia , medicine , blue light , melanopsin , ophthalmology , saline , audiology , topical anesthesia , photic stimulation , psychology , retinal , visual perception , neuroscience , optics , perception , photopigment , botany , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , psychotherapist , biology

To investigate whether melanopsin-containing ophthalmic trigeminal ganglion cells provide significant input to mediate light-induced discomfort. This is done by studying the effect of ocular topical anesthesia on light-induced discomfort threshold to blue light and red light stimuli using a psychophysical approach.

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