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  • Title: Useful variations of the Badal Optometer.
    Author: Atchison DA, Bradley A, Thibos LN, Smith G.
    Journal: Optom Vis Sci; 1995 Apr; 72(4):279-84. PubMed ID: 7609955.
    Abstract:
    The simple Badal Optometer consists of a movable target and a fixed positive power lens placed at its focal distance away from the eye. The perceived angular size of the target is independent of target position and the power scale is linear. Limitations of the simple Badal Optometer include restriction of negative (myopic) ocular vergence range, the need for targets to be small, and the problem of "proximal" accommodation. We describe two modifications to the Badal system in which these limitations may be overcome by the use of a movable auxiliary optical system. In one modification, the movable auxiliary system consists of a target and positive lens which together may provide a virtual "target" for the Badal lens and thus increase the negative range. In the second modification, the Badal lens is positioned as it would normally be, but the target is an image of a distant stimulus created by the auxiliary lens. The target position (and hence the ocular vergence) is changed by moving the auxiliary lens. The distant target eliminates the proximal accommodative stimulus and allows spatial detail near the resolution limit to be displayed.
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