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Use of interferometric visual stimulators in optometry
Author(s) -
Thibos Larry N.,
Bradley Arthur
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
ophthalmic and physiological optics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.147
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1475-1313
pISSN - 0275-5408
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1313.1992.tb00291.x
Subject(s) - optometry , visual acuity , interferometry , computer science , computer vision , optics , medicine , artificial intelligence , ophthalmology , physics
Professor Fergus Campbell and colleagues pioneered the use of the interferometric visual stimulator as a tool for separating optical from neural Factors which limit spatial vision. The device is now commercially available as a clinical instrument which ‘bypasses the optics of the eye’ to measure the potential visual acuity of the neural portion of the visual system. However, the clinician needs to be aware of limitations of current instrument designs and recent advances in our understanding of peripheral vision, to correctly interpret patient data gathered with these devices.