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T A Curry¹, J G Sivak, M G Callender

¹School of Optometry, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Optometry and Vision Science : Official Publication of the American Academy of Optometry

|June 22, 1999

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Magnification from special goggles did not alter eye development in chicks. This suggests that factors other than image size are crucial for the eye

Area of Science:

Ophthalmology
Animal Models
Vision Science

Background:

Retinal blur is a cue for defocus magnitude, but not its sign.
Image magnification or minification by lenses may provide cues to the sign of defocus.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate if retinal image magnification influences eye development and refractive state.
To determine if magnification is a factor in the eye's response to the sign of defocus.

Main Methods:

1-day-old broiler chicks (N=13) wore goggles with 10% magnification lenses monocularly for 7 days.
Intraocular dimensions were measured using A-scan ultrasonography.
Refractive states were assessed daily via retinoscopy.

Main Results:

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No significant differences in refractive state or intraocular dimensions were observed between treated and untreated eyes after 1 week.
The 10% magnification did not induce significant changes in eye growth or refractive error.

Conclusions:

Magnification alone is not sufficient to drive compensatory eye growth or refractive changes in young chicks.
Factors beyond image magnification are responsible for the eye's ability to adapt to the sign of defocus.