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Visual Performance with Lenses Correcting Peripheral Refractive Errors

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Atchison, David A., Mathur, Ankit, Varnas, Saulius R.·2013·Optometry and Vision Science
DOI 10.1097/opx.0000000000000033
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Purpose: To design and manufacture lenses to correct peripheral refraction along the horizontal meridian and to determine whether these resulted in noticeable improvements in visual performance. Methods: Subjective refraction of a low myope was determined on the basis of best peripheral detection acuity along the horizontal visual field out to ±30° for both horizontal and vertical gratings. Subjective refraction was compared to objective refractions using a COAS‐HD aberrometer. Special lenses were made to correct peripheral refraction, based on designs optimized with and without smoothing across a 3‐mm diameter square aperture. Grating detection was retested with these lenses. Contrast thresholds of 1.25‐min arc spots were determined across the field for the conditions of best correction, on‐axis correction, and the special lenses. Results: The participant had high relative peripheral hyperopia, particularly in the temporal visual field (maximum, 2.9 D). There were differences >0.5 D between subjective and objective refractions at a few field angles. On‐axis correction reduced peripheral detection acuity and increased peripheral contrast threshold in the peripheral visual field, relative to the best correction, by up to 0.4 and 0.5 log units, respectively. The special lenses restored most of the peripheral vision, although not all at angles to ±10°, and with the lens optimized with aperture smoothing possibly giving better vision than the lens optimized without aperture smoothing at some angles. Conclusions: It is possible to design and manufacture lenses to give near‐optimum peripheral visual performance to at least ±30° along one visual field meridian. The benefit of such lenses is likely to be manifest only if a subject has a considerable relative peripheral refraction, for example, of the order of 2 D.

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  • FFLs show consistently lower peripheral astigmatism and mean power error than ASLs, especially at greater than 20 to 30 degrees eccentricity and high plus or minus powers.

    “FFLs demonstrate consistently lower peripheral astigmatism and mean power error”

    From Freeform vs. Aspheric Spectacle Lenses: A Comprehensive Review of Optical Performance, Clinical Outcomes, and Patient Considerations (2026) · cites this paper as [34]

    The Lenses section compares two specially designed lenses, one optimized with aperture smoothing and one without. The Discussion reports peripheral visual performance for a participant, but our copy does not compare FFLs with ASLs or report consistently lower peripheral astigmatism and mean power error for FFLs, including at the stated eccentricities and powers. (LLM, conf=0.75)

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  2. Wang YZ, 1997, Effects of refractive error on detection acuity and resolution acuity in peripheral vision, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 38, 2134
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Authors
Atchison, D. A., Mathur, A., & Varnas, S. R.
Affiliations
Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Atchison, David A.
ORCID
Venue
Optometry and Vision Science
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2013-11
Volume
90
Issue
11
Pages
1304-1311
ISSN
  • 1040-5488 (ISSN-L)
  • 1538-9235
DOI
10.1097/opx.0000000000000033
OpenAlex
W152742661
Cited by
29
References
36
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 1
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2.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
Locations
  • Optometry and Vision Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Ophthalmology › Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Visual perception and processing mechanisms
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics › Advanced optical system design
Keywords
peripheral refraction, visual field, contrast threshold, low myopia, subjective refraction, objective refraction, horizontal meridian
MeSH terms
Eyeglasses, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Myopia, Prosthesis Design, Refraction, Ocular, Vision, Ocular, Visual Acuity, Contrast Sensitivity, Aberrometry

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