Infant hyperacuity for radial deformation.
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
; 41(11): 3410-4, 2000 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-11006232
PURPOSE: Poor response rates and/or the confounding of motion and offset responses make it difficult to interpret results of previous studies of infant hyperacuity. The aim of the present study was to design a protocol that overcomes these limitations and to investigate the normal maturation of hyperacuity. METHODS: Hyperacuity of 31 healthy term infants aged 4 to 12 months was measured using radial deformation of static circular D4 patterns with a two-alternative, forced-choice, preferential-looking (FPL) protocol and maximum likelihood threshold estimation. FPL grating resolution acuity was assessed on the same visit. RESULTS: Both hyperacuity and resolution acuity were 1.1 to 1.2 logMAR (12-16 minutes arc) at 4 months of age. Hyperacuity improved rapidly to approximately 0.3 logMAR (2.0 minutes arc) by 9 to 12 months of age. This 0.9 log unit improvement in the hyperacuity still leaves the 12-month-old infant at a level 0.4 log unit poorer than adults' thresholds. Resolution acuity improved more gradually to approximately 0.7 logMAR (5 minutes arc) by 9 to 12 months of age. This 0.4 log unit improvement leaves the 12-month-old infant at a level 0.6 log unit poorer than adults' resolution acuity. CONCLUSIONS: Hyperacuity measured via radial deformation thresholds matures very rapidly between 4 and 6 months of age and continues to mature more slowly throughout infancy and into early childhood. The radial deformation protocol may provide a sensitive index for detecting and monitoring abnormalities in spatial vision in cases of infantile esotropia.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Pruebas de Visión
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Agudeza Visual
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Percepción de Forma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Humans
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Infant
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos