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ArticleTranslational vision science & technology2018

Objective Evaluation of Visual Fatigue Using Binocular Fusion Maintenance.

Masakazu Hirota, Takeshi Morimoto, Hiroyuki Kanda, Takao Endo, Tomomitsu Miyoshi, Suguru Miyagawa, Yoko Hirohara, Tatsuo Yamaguchi, Makoto Saika, Takashi Fujikado

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Article in Translational vision science & technology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Masakazu HirotaDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Takeshi MorimotoDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Hiroyuki KandaDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Takao EndoDepartment of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Tomomitsu MiyoshiDepartment of Integrative Physiology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Suguru MiyagawaDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Yoko HiroharaTopcon Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Tatsuo YamaguchiTopcon Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Makoto SaikaTopcon Corporation, Itabashi, Tokyo, Japan.
Takashi FujikadoDepartment of Applied Visual Science, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
Osaka University · JPTopcon (Japan) · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeIn this study, we investigated whether an individual's visual fatigue can be evaluated objectively and quantitatively from their ability to maintain binocular fusion.

methodsBinocular fusion maintenance (BFM) was measured using a custom-made binocular open-view Shack-Hartmann wavefront aberrometer equipped with liquid crystal shutters, wherein eye movements and wavefront aberrations were measured simultaneously. Transmittance in the liquid crystal shutter in front of the subject's nondominant eye was reduced linearly, and BFM was determined from the transmittance at the point when binocular fusion was broken and vergence eye movement was induced. In total, 40 healthy subjects underwent the BFM test and completed a questionnaire regarding subjective symptoms before and after a visual task lasting 30 minutes.

resultsBFM was significantly reduced after the visual task (

conclusionsThese results suggest that BFM can be used as an indicator for evaluating visual fatigue. TRANSLATIONAL RELEVANCE: BFM can be used to evaluate the visual fatigue caused by the new visual devices, such as head-mount display, objectively.

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binocular fusionBinocular visioneye movementvisual fatigue

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PMID29600117
PMCPMC5868862
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