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M. W. MORGAN, Jr., Ph.D.

AMA Arch Ophthalmol. 1952;47(6):745-759.

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ONE OF the earliest investigations of the relationship between accommodation and convergence was that of Donders, who wrote: "The state of accommodation of the eyes corresponds to a definite convergence of the visual lines."¹ He taught, however, that this "connection is not absolute and casual," but "that there is a certain degree of independence." One of Donders' pupils, Landolt,² indicated even more forcibly the supposed independence of the two functions, as conceived by Donders:

The fact that we can see, distinctly and simultaneously, with both eyes an object situated at an invariable distance, in spite of glasses which necessitate a change in accommodation, is proof positive that the relation between the latter and convergence is not absolute; and in fact, equally easy to demonstrate, that such glasses cannot exceed certain degrees, proves that the independence of the two functions exists only within certain limits.

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