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ReviewFrontiers in neuroscience2023

Structured light enhanced entoptic stimuli for vision science applications.

Dmitry A Pushin, David G Cory, Connor Kapahi, Mukhit Kulmaganbetov, Melanie Mungalsingh, Andrew E Silva, Taranjit Singh, Benjamin Thompson, Dusan Sarenac

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Review in Frontiers in neuroscience, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Topological expansion of Boehm's brushes via structured light.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  2. Eye Dominance and Testing Order Effects in the Circularly-Oriented Macular Pigment Optical Density Measurements.Ophthalmic & physiological optics : the journal of the British College of Ophthalmic Opticians (Optometrists) · 2026
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9 authors.

Dmitry A PushinDepartment of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
David G CoryInstitute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Connor KapahiDepartment of Physics, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Mukhit KulmaganbetovCentre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Melanie MungalsinghSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Andrew E SilvaSchool of Optometry and Vision Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
Taranjit SinghCentre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Benjamin ThompsonCentre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Dusan SarenacCentre for Eye and Vision Research, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dichroic macular pigment in the Henle fiber layer in the fovea enables humans to perceive entoptic phenomena when viewing polarized blue light. In the standard case of linearly polarized stimuli, a faint bowtie-like pattern known as the Haidinger's brush appears in the central point of fixation. As the shape and clarity of the perceived signal is directly related to the health of the macula, Haidinger's brush has been used as a diagnostic marker in studies of early stage macular degeneration and central field visual dysfunction. However, due to the weak nature of the perceived signal the perception of the Haidinger's brush has not been integrated with modern clinical methods. Recent attempts have been made to increase the strength of the perceived signal by employing structured light with spatially varying polarization profiles. Here we review the advancements with the structured light stimuli and describe the current challenges and future prospects.

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age-related macular degenerationentoptic phenomenaHaidinger's brushmacular pigmentstructured light

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PMID37559704
PMCPMC10407105

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