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Testing impacts of global blur profiles using a multiscale vision simulator.

E De Lestrange-Anginieur1, C S Kee1,2

  • 1School of Optometry, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

Heliyon
|August 4, 2020
PubMed
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Global blur significantly impacts visual perception, even at specific retinal locations. Understanding this inhomogeneous blur distribution is crucial for effective optical correction design.

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Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Visual Optics
  • Human Perception

Background:

  • Current understanding of blur primarily focuses on localized retinal effects.
  • The impact of global, inhomogeneous blur distribution on optical correction quality is poorly understood.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how global blur distribution across the retina affects optical correction quality at specific locations.
  • To develop and utilize a novel visual simulator for studying foveal and extrafoveal blur simultaneously.

Main Methods:

  • A multiscale visual simulator with controllable stimulus projection and ocular monitoring was developed.
  • Optical ray-tracing and Monte Carlo simulations determined an optimal working pupil for wide-angle stimulation.
  • Bothersome blur thresholds were measured using zonal and spatially-varying blurs in five subjects.
Keywords:
Biomedical engineeringBlurIsoplanaticityObserver methodOpticsSpatial interactionVisual field

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Main Results:

  • The zonal blur threshold measurements tended to overestimate the actual global blur threshold.
  • Global blur significantly influences the perception of blur in discrete visual field regions.
  • Zonal blur thresholds do not fully predict global blur perception.

Conclusions:

  • Perception of individual defocused retinal regions is influenced by global blur, not just local defocus.
  • Blur tolerance is a key factor in perceiving optically induced blurs.
  • Findings offer implications for designing advanced optical corrections considering global blur effects.