The American Journal of Managed Care

Global Retinal Sensitivity Significant in Early, Intermediate AMD

A review found that global retinal sensitivity changes in mesopic and scotopic lighting were significant in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) had a ...
Springfield News-Leader

Blinded by the light: Loss of incandescent bulbs penalizes those with visual problem

Politics ignores 14% of the general population in support of energy conservation. The effect on more than 46 million Americans has been overlooked, leaving them blind and in the dark. The push to ...
Nature

Absolute Scotopic Sensitivity of the Eye in the Ultra-violet and in the Visible Spectrum

Goodeve, C. F., Lythgoe, R. J., and Schneider, E. E., Proc. Roy. Soc. B, 130 (1942). Gassovski, L. N., Chochlova, A. N., Byrago, A. N., Trudvi Leningradskogo ...
Healio

Aspheric IOL significantly improves contrast sensitivity in scotopic conditions

A silicone aspheric IOL significantly diminished ocular spherical aberration and enhanced scotopic contrast sensitivity, according to a study. "Contrast sensitivity under photopic and mesopic ...