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    Area of Science:

    • Optometry
    • Ophthalmology
    • Visual Optics

    Background:

    • Artificial pupils are used to control pupil size in visual studies and clinical applications.
    • Physical artificial pupils are placed in the spectacle plane, while optical artificial pupils are imaged in the natural pupil plane via Maxwellian view systems.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare visual performance between physical and Maxwellian artificial pupils.
    • To investigate the effects of pupil diameter and defocus on visual resolution.

    Main Methods:

    • Measured Minimum Angle of Resolution (MAR) and angular blur disk diameters.
    • Varied pupil diameter from 0.5 mm to 5 mm.
    • Introduced defocus ranging from -5 D myopia to +4 D hyperopia.

    Main Results:

    • No significant difference in visual resolution between physical and Maxwellian pupils for diameters >= 2.0 mm.
    • At 0.5 mm, physical pupils showed diffraction-limited resolution, insensitive to defocus.
    • Maxwellian pupils at 0.5 mm maintained resolution sensitivity to defocus, with slightly larger blur disk diameters.

    Conclusions:

    • Small physical artificial pupils can impair resolution and limit the field of view due to diffraction and vignetting.
    • Maxwellian artificial pupils avoid diffraction limitations and field restrictions, preserving resolution sensitivity to defocus.