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ERNST WOLF, PhD; JEAN S. GARDINER, BA

Arch Ophthalmol. 1965;74(3):338-345.

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Introduction

Sensitivity to scotomatic glare increases slightly up to the age of 40 years, and above 40 years it shows a more rapid increase approaching an asymptotic maximum above 80 years.^1,2 There is a parallelism between glare sensitivity and the clarity of the lens. In young individuals the lens is clear while an increase in density is noticed in individuals above age 40.^3,4 In individuals with incipient or mature cataracts, glare sensitivity is exceedingly high, and with aphakic corrections after removal of the lenses, glare sensitivity is lower than expected in accordance with age.¹ This relationship between glare sensitivity and lens density suggests that the scatter of light in the lens is to a large extent responsible for the sensation of glare. If glare is a function of scatter of light during the normal physiological increase in opacity of the lens, it would be of great interest . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
Boston

From the Department of Clinical Eye Research, Institute of Biological and Medical Sciences, Retina Foundation; Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary; and Harvard Medical School.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication March 31, 1965.

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