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The reading accessibility index and quality of reading grid of patients with central vision loss
ConclusionsThe ACC is a good measure of reading performance in patients with central vision loss. Examining reading quality for different print size categories can provide a more detailed picture of reading impairment and should be considered as an outcome for rehabilitation in addition to the ACC. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Luminita Tarita ‐Nistor, Esther G. González, Mark S. Mandelcorn, Michael H. Brent, Samuel N. Markowitz, Martin J. Steinbach Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Simulation of a central scotoma using contact lenses with an opaque centre
ConclusionIt is possible to induce a gaze‐contingent absolute scotoma and hence mimic central vision loss using centrally‐opaque CLs provided that the CL opacity is larger than the entrance pupil of the eye. This simulation tool will, therefore, be ineffective at low environmental light levels (as shown previously) if the entrance pupil of the eye is larger than the CL opacity. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Essam S. Almutleb, Arthur Bradley, Jason Jedlicka, Shirin E. Hassan Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Visual resolution and cone spacing in the nasal and inferior retina
ConclusionsAt 2° of eccentricity, cone density accurately predicts visual resolution in both the nasal and inferior retina, supporting the idea that only 50% of the foveal midget retinal ganglion cells determine VA. The 50% model can also predict VA in the inferior retinal meridian at 4° and 6° of eccentricity. However, the 50% model underestimated visual acuity in the nasal retinal meridian at 4° and 6° of eccentricity consistent with the partially overlapping ON and OFF midget retinal ganglion cell receptive fields. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Kelly Woog, Richard Legras Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Iris colour in relation to myopia among Chinese school ‐aged children
ConclusionsDarker iris colour was associated with more myopic refractive errors and longer ALs among Chinese school‐aged children and this association was independent of other known myopia‐related risk factors. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Chen ‐Wei Pan, Qin‐Xiao Qiu, Deng‐Juan Qian, Dan‐Ning Hu, Jun Li, Seang‐Mei Saw, Hua Zhong Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Reducing starbursts in highly aberrated eyes with pupil miosis
ConclusionSubjects with highly aberrated eyes observed larger starbursts around bright lights at night predictable by the deviated marginal rays. These were effectively attenuated by reducing pupil diameters to ≤3 mm, which did not cause a drop in visual acuity or modelled image quality even at mesopic light levels. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Renfeng Xu, Pete Kollbaum, Larry Thibos, Norberto Lopez ‐Gil, Arthur Bradley Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Intraocular light scatter, reflections, fluorescence and absorption: what we see in the slit lamp
Abstract PurposeMuch knowledge has been collected over the past 20 years about light scattering in the eye‐ in particular in the eye lens‐ and its visual effect, called straylight. It is the purpose of this review to discuss how these insights can be applied to understanding the slit lamp image. ResultsThe slit lamp image mainly results from back scattering, whereas the effects on vision result mainly from forward scatter. Forward scatter originates from particles of about wavelength size distributed throughout the lens. Most of the slit lamp image originates from small particle scatter (Rayleigh scatter). For a popul...
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Thomas J. T. P. Berg Tags: Invited Review Source Type: research

What is the most appropriate citation metric for a clinical journal?
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Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - December 20, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: David B. Elliott Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Retinal putative glial alterations: implication for glaucoma care
ConclusionsThere was an effect of ageing on the presence of the hyperreflective structures, presumed to be ARAM, on OCT images. Compared to the presence of hyperreflective structures, the extent of retinal region with the hyperreflective structures has a greater potential of being an indicator of glaucomatous degeneration. Further study is needed to investigate the nature of the relation between glaucomatous abnormality and the extent of the retina with the hyperreflective structures, presumed to be ARAM. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - November 23, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Bright S. Ashimatey, Brett J. King, William H. Swanson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Seeing it differently: self ‐reported description of vision loss in dry age‐related macular degeneration
ConclusionsPeople with dry AMD use a wide range of descriptors for their visual experience. Visual symptoms of dry AMD as portrayed by commonly shown images were not the experience of most people in this study. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - November 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Deanna J. Taylor, Laura A. Edwards, Alison M. Binns, David P. Crabb Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Objective measurement of spectacle wear with a temperature sensor data logger
ConclusionsThe SmartButton can monitor spectacle compliance in patients with all approximation methods evaluated providing less than 10% median per cent error in wear time. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - November 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Matthew J. Lentsch, Jason D. Marsack, Heather A. Anderson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Thank you to reviewers and the editorial team
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Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - October 18, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: David B. Elliott Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Child Vision Research Society conference report
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Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - October 17, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Julie ‐Anne Little, Julie McClelland, Kathryn Saunders Tags: News Item Source Type: research

Winners in the 2016 Naylor Prize competition
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Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - October 17, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Martin Cordiner Tags: News Item Source Type: research

The advantages of intermediate ‐tier, inter‐optometric referral of low risk pigmented lesions
ConclusionsIntermediate‐tier optometric eye‐care in pigmented lesions (following opportunistic primary care screening) has the potential to reduce the number of cases with non‐specific diagnoses and to increase those with less common diagnoses. The majority of cases seen under this intermediate‐tier model required only ongoing optometric surveillance. (Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics)
Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - October 17, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Angelica Ly, Lisa Nivison ‐Smith, Michael Hennessy, Michael Kalloniatis Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Virtual Issue Editorial: Presbyopia – grappling with an age‐old problem
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Source: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics - October 17, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Authors: W Neil Charman Tags: Editorial Source Type: research