Is Ocular Accommodation Influenced by Dynamic Ambient Illumination and Pupil Size?

Hanyang Yu, Wentao Li, Ziping Chen, Mengzhen Chen, Junwen Zeng, Xijiang Lin and Feng Zhao ()
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Hanyang Yu: State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
Wentao Li: Huizhou Third People’s Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Huizhou 516000, China
Ziping Chen: Guangdong Wlight Visual Health Research Institute, Guangzhou 510150, China
Mengzhen Chen: Guangdong Wlight Visual Health Research Institute, Guangzhou 510150, China
Junwen Zeng: State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China
Xijiang Lin: Educational Equipment Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510240, China
Feng Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 17, 1-9

Abstract: Purpose: We investigated ocular accommodative responses and pupil diameters under different light intensities in order to explore whether changes in light intensity aid effective accommodation function training. Methods:A total of 29 emmetropic and myopic subjects (age range: 12–18 years) viewed a target in dynamic ambient light (luminance: 5, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000 and 3000 lux) and static ambient light (luminance: 1000 lux) at a 40 cm distance with refractive correction. Accommodation and pupil diameter were recorded using an open-field infrared autorefractor and an ultrasound biological microscope, respectively. Results: The changes in the amplitude of accommodative response and pupil diameter under dynamic lighting were 1.01 ± 0.53 D and 2.80 ± 0.75 mm, respectively, whereas in static lighting, those values were 0.43 ± 0.24 D and 0.77 ± 0.27 mm, respectively. The amplitude of accommodation and pupil diameter change in dynamic lighting (t = 6.097, p < 0.001) was significantly larger than that under static lighting (t = 16.115, p < 0.001).The effects of light level on both accommodation and pupil diameter were significant ( p < 0.001). Conclusion: Accommodation was positively correlated with light intensity. The difference was about 1.0 D in the range of 0–3000 lux, which may lay the foundation for accommodative training through light intervention.

Keywords: accommodation; vision therapy; dynamic illumination; myopia; pupil size (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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