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Area of Science:

  • Vision Science
  • Environmental Optics

Background:

  • Myopia is linked to near-work, indoor time, and urban settings.
  • The spatial frequency (SF) composition of visual environments may play a role.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate SF content in natural vs. man-made environments.
  • Examine how viewing distance affects perceived contrast.

Main Methods:

  • Analyzed 594 digital images from diverse Singaporean environments.
  • Computed fast Fourier transform and measured contrast energy across SF octaves.

Main Results:

  • Indoor and urban environments showed steeper SF gradients than natural scenes.
  • Man-made environments lacked contrast at middle/higher SFs compared to nature.
  • Contrast in man-made settings was scale-dependent, unlike natural environments.

Conclusions:

  • Natural environments offer consistent SF contrast regardless of viewing distance.
  • Man-made environments exhibit reduced contrast at closer viewing distances.
  • This contrast deficit in man-made settings may contribute to myopia.