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David A Atchison¹, Jos J Rozema^2,3

¹Centre for Vision and Eye Research, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

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Summary

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Peripheral eye length measurements have significant artefacts impacting myopia research. Adjusting measurement methods can mitigate some issues, but further investigation is needed for accurate retinal shape and myopia development insights.

Keywords:

myopia peripheral eye length peripheral refraction retinal shape

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Area of Science:

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Optometry
Biomedical Optics

Background:

Peripheral refractive error and eye length are crucial for understanding myopia development.
Accurate measurement is essential for inferring retinal shape and myopia progression.
Existing methods may contain misconceptions and artefacts.

Purpose of the Study:

To review misconceptions and artefacts in peripheral eye length and refractive error measurements.
To assess the utility of these measures in determining retinal shape.
To explore their relevance to myopia development.

Main Methods:

Development of a theoretical model to investigate measurement artefacts.
Analysis of peripheral eye length measurement accuracy using optical biometry.
Evaluation of how peripheral eye length relates to retinal shape and myopia.

Main Results:

Failure to realign instruments can cause >10% errors in peripheral measurements.
Peripheral eye length is an unreliable indicator for myopia effects or treatment.
Measuring peripheral eye length by retinal height, not field angle, reduces artefact magnitude.
On-axis calibration artefacts in peripheral biometry are generally negligible.

Conclusions:

Significant issues exist with peripheral measurements in myopia research.
Some measurement artefacts can be mitigated, while others require further study.
Careful consideration of these artefacts is necessary for accurate interpretation of myopia data.