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ArticleFrontiers in neuroscience2021

Blur Detection Sensitivity Increases in Children Using Orthokeratology.

Jingjing Xu, Chunwen Tao, Xinjie Mao, Xin Lu, Jinhua Bao, Björn Drobe, Hao Chen

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Article in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Jingjing XuSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Chunwen TaoSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xinjie MaoSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Xin LuSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Jinhua BaoSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Björn DrobeWEIRC, Wenzhou Medical University-Essilor International Research Center, Wenzhou, China.
Hao ChenSchool of Ophthalmology and Optometry, Affiliated Eye Hospital, State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Vision Science, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Wenzhou Medical University · CNAffiliated Eye Hospital of Wenzhou Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate changes in blur detection sensitivity in children using orthokeratology (Ortho-K) and explore the relationships between blur detection thresholds (BDTs) and aberrations and accommodative function.

methodsThirty-two children aged 8-14 years old who underwent Ortho-K treatment participated in and completed this study. Their BDTs, aberrations, and accommodative responses (ARs) were measured before and after a month of Ortho-K treatment. A two forced-choice double-staircase procedure with varying extents of blur in three images (Tumbling Es, Lena, and Street View) was used to measure the BDTs. The participants were required to judge whether the images looked blurry. The BDT of each of the images (BDT_Es, BDT_Lena, and BDT_Street) was the average value of the last three reversals. The accommodative lag was quantified by the difference between the AR and the accommodative demand (AD). Changes in the BDTs, aberrations, and accommodative lags and their relationships were analyzed.

resultsAfter a month of wearing Ortho-K lenses, the children's BDT_Es and BDT_Lena values decreased, the aberrations increased significantly (for all,

conclusionOrtho-K treatment increased the children's level of blur detection sensitivity, which may have contributed to their good visual acuity.

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accommodation lagblur adaptationblur detection sensitivityhigher-order aberrationorthokeratology

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PMID33790734
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