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RALPH D. GUNKEL, O.D.; PETER GOURAS, M.D.

Arch Ophthalmol. 1963;69(1):4-9.

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Although it has been shown in a number of studies that scotopic vision decreases with age,¹ it is not clear to what proportion different factors contribute to this aging process. Changes in absorption, scatter, and reflectivity of the dioptric media, as well as changes in the pupillary aperture and more central visual pathways may all be involved to varying degrees. Pupillary dilatation in darkness does diminish with age² and has detectable effects on scotopic vision.¹ Senescent changes in the transmissivity of the human lens in vivo have been shown to occur³ and must have effects on scotopic visibility independent of pupil size. It was considered of interest to study the effects of lens senescence on dark-adapted thresholds in a manner that was relatively independent of other aging factors. This was achieved by comparing the scotopic thresholds of normal and aphakic observers of various ages to different . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Bethesda, Md.

From the Ophthalmology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness, National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, Department of Health, Education and Welfare.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication May 23, 1962.

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