Influence of power and the time of application of fogging lenses on accommodation

Fogging is a non-invasive technique based on the use of positive spherical power lenses to relax accommodation during refraction that is commonly used as an alternative to cycloplegic drugs. Although the mechanism of the fogging technique has been described, some aspects of its methodology remain un...

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Autores: Turull Mallofré, Aina|||0000-0001-7227-7429, García Guerra, Carlos Enrique|||0000-0001-7013-9938, Mestre Ferrer, Clara|||0000-0003-0053-550X, Vilaseca Ricart, Meritxell|||0000-0001-8166-1617, Pujol Ramo, Jaume|||0000-0003-0811-9244, Aldaba Arévalo, Mikel|||0000-0001-5835-4395
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/394315
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/394315
https://dx.doi.org/10.1364/BOE.486442
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ophthalmic lenses
Eye -- Accomodation and refraction
Lents oftàlmiques
Ulls -- Acomodació i refracció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Ciències de la visió::Instruments òptics i optomètrics::Lents oftàlmiques
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Sumario:Fogging is a non-invasive technique based on the use of positive spherical power lenses to relax accommodation during refraction that is commonly used as an alternative to cycloplegic drugs. Although the mechanism of the fogging technique has been described, some aspects of its methodology remain unclear. The main purpose of this work was to determine which lens power and time of application are more suitable for achieving a successful relaxation of accommodation by analyzing the changes in accommodation when fogging lenses of different powers were placed in front of the participants’ eye for a certain timespan. The results of this analysis showed, in general, that low-power lenses and timespans of less than half a minute provided the highest relaxation of accommodation. However, high inter-subject variability was found in the two variables (power and time).