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High myopia is linked to reduced flicker sensitivity in the nasal retina, differing from emmetropes. This suggests flicker sensitivity may play a role in myopia development.

Keywords:
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  • Peripheral retinal signals are crucial for myopia development.
  • Previous research focused on spatial visual function deficits in myopes.
  • Temporal visual function in the periphery of myopes remains less explored.

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  • To investigate temporal contrast thresholds in emmetropes and myopes.
  • To assess these thresholds at various retinal eccentricities.
  • To understand the role of peripheral vision in myopia.

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  • Recruited 44 young adults: 21 emmetropes and 23 myopes.
  • Measured Flicker Modulation Thresholds (FMT) at central, nasal, and temporal retinal locations.
  • Employed psychophysical methods with adaptive staircases for threshold determination.

Main Results:

  • A significant naso-temporal asymmetry in FMT was observed in both groups, with higher thresholds temporally.
  • Myopes exhibited significantly higher FMTs than emmetropes at the far nasal retina (23° eccentricity).
  • This difference was primarily driven by individuals with high myopia.

Conclusions:

  • High myopes demonstrate reduced flicker sensitivity in the nasal retina compared to emmetropes.
  • Flicker sensitivity may be implicated in the mechanisms of myopia development (myopiogenesis).
  • Further research correlating structural eye aspects with FMT is recommended.