The Optical Functional Advantages of an Intraocular Low-Vision Telescope
作者:
ELI PELI,
期刊:
Optometry and Vision Science
(OVID Available online 2002)
卷期:
Volume 79,
issue 4
页码: 225-233
ISSN:1040-5488
年代: 2002
出版商: OVID
关键词: macular degeneration;adaptation;rehabilitation;binocular vision
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
An implantable miniaturized telescope (IMT) for low vision has recently been developed. Surgically inserted into only one eye of patients with bilateral central visual loss, the IMT provides a nominal magnification of 3.0× and a field-of-view of 6.6° (9.2° for the 2.2× magnification version). Theoretical concerns have been raised regarding the ability of patients to function with a large interocular magnification difference, the impact of the monocular restriction of the field-of-view, and the impact of this design on depth perception. This article addresses these concerns regarding the design of the IMT in comparison with spectacle-mounted telescopes and combined intraocular lens/spectacle (or combined contact lens/spectacle) telescopic systems. The effective field-of-view (as determined by the combination of both the field-of-view and the field-of-fixation), the effects of head motion and the vestibular reflex, and the disruption of stereo depth perception with a monocular device are considered here. Physiological optics considerations of these issues show that the IMT may have important advantages over other designs of magnification devices for patients with age-related macular degeneration.
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