The influences of stimulus wavelength and eccentricity on short-wavelength pathway isolation in automated perimetry

R. P. Cubbidge, J. M. Wild

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The aim of the study was to determine whether the suggested stimulus and background parameters employed in commercially available short-wavelength sensitive perimetry (SWAP) are clinically appropriate. Threshold versus intensity curves were measured using a modified Humphrey Field Analyser. The reduction in background luminance was achieved using aperture stops in order to avoid changes in the chromaticity of the background. Short-wavelength thresholds were determined for 440, 450 and 460 nm stimuli and were corrected for pre-receptoral absorption. Short-wavelength sensitive pathway isolation was approximately 1.5 log units and decreased with increases in eccentricity and in stimulus wavelength. It would seem that the use of a 450 nm narrowband stimulus filter would offer a compromise between both the physiological requirements and the physical properties of the stimulus. Such an approach would reduce some of the inherent between-subject normal variability associated with SWAP.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalOphthalmic and Physiological Optics
Volume21
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2001

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Cubbidge, R. P. ; Wild, J. M. / The influences of stimulus wavelength and eccentricity on short-wavelength pathway isolation in automated perimetry. In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 2001 ; Vol. 21, No. 1. pp. 1-8.
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Cubbidge, RP & Wild, JM 2001, 'The influences of stimulus wavelength and eccentricity on short-wavelength pathway isolation in automated perimetry', Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, vol. 21, no. 1, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-1313.2001.00538.x

The influences of stimulus wavelength and eccentricity on short-wavelength pathway isolation in automated perimetry. / Cubbidge, R. P.; Wild, J. M.

In: Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, Vol. 21, No. 1, 01.2001, p. 1-8.

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Cubbidge RP, Wild JM. The influences of stimulus wavelength and eccentricity on short-wavelength pathway isolation in automated perimetry. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. 2001 Jan;21(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1475-1313.2001.00538.x

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