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  • Title: Effect of target proximity on transient myopia induced by equidioptric stimuli.
    Author: Ong E, Ciuffreda KJ, Rosenfield M.
    Journal: Optom Vis Sci; 1995 Jul; 72(7):502-5. PubMed ID: 8539014.
    Abstract:
    Transient myopia may be exhibited after sustained focus on a near target. This appears to be related to the within-task accommodative response. Although proximally induced accommodation has been shown to produce considerable transient myopia under open-loop conditions, its effect under naturalistic closed-loop conditions remains unclear. Accordingly, the present study examined the effect of target distance on transient myopia for equidioptric stimuli (5 D). A Canon R-1 autorefractor was used to assess the pre- and post-task refractive state objectively. Two tasks were performed monocularly and consisted of either accommodating on a near target at 20 cm (5 D) or a far target at 6 m viewed through a -5 D lens. The former task involved both blur and proximally induced accommodation, whereas the latter consisted of a blur stimulus only. Similar amounts of transient myopia were found under both conditions. These equivalent responses may be related to the relatively small output of proximally induced accommodation believed to be present under closed-loop conditions.
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