Clara Martínez-Pérez , Jacinto Santodomingo-Rubido , Cesar Villa-Collar , Julia Bodas-Romero , Gonzalo Carracedo , María Serramito Blanco , Asaki Suzaki
{"title":"Corneal higher-order aberrations in different types of irregular cornea","authors":"Clara Martínez-Pérez , Jacinto Santodomingo-Rubido , Cesar Villa-Collar , Julia Bodas-Romero , Gonzalo Carracedo , María Serramito Blanco , Asaki Suzaki","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100522","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100522","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objetive</h3><div>To assess differences in corneal higher-order aberrations (i.e., HOAs) between six different types of irregular corneas (i.e, keratoconus (KC), keratoglobus (KG), pellucid marginal degeneration (PMD), laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK), penetrating keratoplasty (PK), and intrastromal corneal ring segments (ICRS)).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Corneal aberration data from the 3<sup>rd</sup> and 4<sup>th</sup> order together with secondary vertical and horizontal coma, and secondary spherical aberration were retrospectively retrieved from a corneal tomographer and compared between irregular cornea types and for 3-, 5-, and 7-mm pupil diameters.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Significant differences were observed in vertical coma, oblique trefoil, secondary oblique astigmatism, primary spherical, and secondary spherical between irregular cornea types across all three pupil sizes (all p≤0.025). Vertical coma consistently exhibited the greatest magnitude of HOA across all irregular cornea types and pupil diameters. For the larger pupil diameters (5 and 7 mm), the 3rd order aberrations (mainly coma-like), the 4th order aberrations (mainly spherical-like), and total HOA RMS were significantly lower in the LASIK group compared to all other irregular cornea types (all p≤0.003). Additionally, at pupil sizes of 5 and 7 mm, the 3rd, 4th, coma-like, spherical-like, and total HOA RMS were significantly lower in KC compared to the ICRS and PK groups (all p≤0.01). Furthermore, the 4th, spherical-like, and total HOA RMS were significantly lower in KC compared to KG at pupil diameters of 3 and 7 mm, 5 and 7 mm, and 7 mm, respectively (all p≤0.03).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Vertical coma was the most elevated HOA across all irregular cornea types and pupil diameters. Corneal aberrations were lower in LASIK and KC, and higher in KG and PK.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100522"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000104/pdfft?md5=01a0535522c52aaec155dab0857ec429&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000104-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142310354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hassan Hashemi , Mehdi Khabazkhoob , Samira Heydarian , Mohammad Hassan Emamian , Akbar Fotouhi
{"title":"Intraocular pressure and its association with ocular biometrics in Iranian children","authors":"Hassan Hashemi , Mehdi Khabazkhoob , Samira Heydarian , Mohammad Hassan Emamian , Akbar Fotouhi","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100523","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100523","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To determine the mean value and normative distribution of intraocular pressure (IOP) in children and their association with demographic and ocular biometrics.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Cluster sampling was done to select the students in urban areas of Shahroud, northeast Iran, while all students living in rural areas were selected. IOP was measured in mmHg using a non-contact tonometer, along with corneal and retinal imaging and ocular biometric measurement.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>After applying the exclusion criteria, 9154 eyes of 4580 students were analyzed, of whom 2377 (51.9 %) were boys. The mean age of the participants was 12.35±1.73 years (range: 9–15 years). The mean IOP was 15.58±2.83 (15.47–15.69) in total, 15.31±2.77 (15.17–15.46) in boys, and 15.88±2.86 (15.73–16.03) in girls (<em>p</em> < 0.001). The mean IOP was 15.07 and 15.49 in students aged 9 and 15 years, respectively. The mean IOP was 15.7 ± 2.64 (15.58–15.81) in urban and 14.52±4.05 (14.27–14.77) in rural students (<em>p</em> < 0.001). In the multiple generalized estimating equation model, IOP had a positive association with female sex (β=0.84, <em>P</em> < 0.001), systolic blood pressure (β=0.02, <em>P</em> < 0.001), cup volume (β=0.99, <em>P</em> < 0.001), corneal thickness (β=0.04, <em>P</em> < 0.001) and anterior chamber volume (β=0.007, <em>P</em> < 0.001) and a negative association with living in the rural area (β=−0.65, <em>P</em> < 0.001), rim area (β=−0.39, <em>P</em> < 0.001), and corneal diameter (β=−0.18, <em>P</em> = 0.045). Furthermore, individuals with myopia exhibited a significantly higher IOP (β=0.35, <em>P</em> < 0.001) compared to those with emmetropia.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study showed the normative distribution of IOP and its associated factors in children. The results can be used in diagnosis and management of glaucoma.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100523"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000116/pdfft?md5=302bb87452dbc79545cbcaf70b1090ed&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000116-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142270724","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ho-yin Wong , Ricky Ahmat , Benny Chung-ying Zee , Simon Chun-wa Luk , Gladys Lai-ying Cheing , Andrew Kwok-cheung Lam
{"title":"Comparison of macular thickness in diabetic patients acquired from optical coherence tomography mode and optical coherence tomography angiography mode in Cirrus HD-OCT 5000","authors":"Ho-yin Wong , Ricky Ahmat , Benny Chung-ying Zee , Simon Chun-wa Luk , Gladys Lai-ying Cheing , Andrew Kwok-cheung Lam","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100519","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100519","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To compare macular thickness obtained using two different modes of image acquisitions with Cirrus HD-OCT 5000.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Patients with diabetes were recruited and macular thickness were obtained using optical coherence tomography (OCT) mode and optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) mode. The OCT mode involved a Macular Cube (512×128 pixels) centred on the fovea covering a 6 × 6 mm<sup>2</sup> macular region. The OCTA acquisition involved scanning of a 6 × 6 mm² scan (350×350 pixels) centred on the fovea. Data was exported and compared according to the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) subfields. Fixation deviation was defined as the deviation of the foveal point from the grid center in the OCT scan and OCTA scan.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Eighty-six diabetic patients were recruited had similar macular thickness in all ETDRS subfield except the superior outer sector. The 95 % limits of agreement between the two modes were within 9.7μm to -9.0μm. It took longer to complete each OCTA mode (median of 7.4 s) than the OCT mode (median time of 5.8 s) (Wilcoxon test, <em>p</em> < 0.001), but OCTA generated a smaller fixation deviation (median 68.8μm) than the OCT mode (median 103.0μm) (Wilcoxon test, <em>p</em> = 0.014).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Improved fixation in OCTA compared with OCT was evident, likely because of the faster scanning speed and higher sampling density of OCTA. Macular thickness was found similar. There appears no requirement to obtain macular thickness measurements using a separate OCT mode. This approach can reduce patient chair time, improve patient comfort, and streamline the clinical workflow.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100519"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000074/pdfft?md5=3963b1936e4edd53c5b45bf47cbf4152&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000074-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
José M. González-Méijome , David P. Piñero , César Villa-Collar
{"title":"JOptom's Web of Science (WoS) impact factor","authors":"José M. González-Méijome , David P. Piñero , César Villa-Collar","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100520","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100520","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100520"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000086/pdfft?md5=fb0c842603735008ec5bebc9e2cbf1e8&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000086-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142129563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vila-Vidal Núria , Vinuela-Navarro Valldeflors , Pérez-Corral Joan , Galdón Alba , Tomás Núria , González Enric , Guisasola Laura
{"title":"Relationship between socioeconomic status and myopia in school children: CISViT project","authors":"Vila-Vidal Núria , Vinuela-Navarro Valldeflors , Pérez-Corral Joan , Galdón Alba , Tomás Núria , González Enric , Guisasola Laura","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100518","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100518","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Evidence indicates the existence of an association between socioeconomic status (SES) and the prevalence of myopia in the adult population. In contrast, there are limited studies investigating this association in children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the presence of myopia in 8-year-old children from southern Europe and SES defined as parental educational level and employment status.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Participants aged 8 years old were recruited from 16 schools located in Terrassa, Spain (<em>n</em> = 813). Ten of these schools were classified as “high complexity” schools (low SES). Refractive error was assessed using non-cycloplegic retinoscopy. Parental questionnaires were used to gather socioeconomic information such as parental education level and employment status. Non-parametric Kruskal Wallis, Mann Whitney and Chi-square tests were used to evaluate the association between spherical equivalent (SE) and parental educational level and employment status as well as differences in the SE distribution between high-complexity and regular schools.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Myopia was more prevalent than hyperopia in the population sample (11.1% vs 5.1 %). Chi-square tests revealed a significant association between attending “high-complexity” schools and the presence of myopia (<em>p</em> = 0.014). In contrast, no significant associations were found between SE and SES. A trend for higher prevalence of myopia in children whose mothers had low educational level and were unemployed was observed.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>While no significant associations are found between SE and parental education or employment status, myopia is more frequently found in schools with low SES (“high-complexity” schools), suggesting a potential link between SES and childhood myopia.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100518"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000062/pdfft?md5=a3ecd10c65a6e247d7aaa991cf66d5a8&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000062-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141789448","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carmen López-de-la-Fuente, Elena Saz-Onrubia, Elvira Orduna-Hospital, Ana Sánchez-Cano
{"title":"Comparison of two visual-verbal tests of ocular motility using an eye-tracker","authors":"Carmen López-de-la-Fuente, Elena Saz-Onrubia, Elvira Orduna-Hospital, Ana Sánchez-Cano","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100517","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2024.100517","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study aims to compare eye movements monitored with an eye tracker during two visuo-verbal tests for assessing ocular motility. The study explores the potential of digital assessment and eye tracking technology in enhancing the understanding of ocular motility during these tests.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>47 healthy participants were included (20 males, 27 females), with a mean age of 21.34±1.77 years. The participants underwent optometric examinations to ensure visual health and exclude any dysfunctions or pathologies. The experimental protocol involved the digitized versions of the DEM and King-Devick tests, monitored with an eye tracker.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The vertical subtests of DEM test showed fewer saccades, longer fixation durations, smaller saccade amplitudes, and slower saccade speeds compared to the horizontal subtest. The King-Devick test exhibited comparable fixation and saccade numbers, while fixation duration slightly increased with test difficulty. Statistically significant differences were found between the tests, but a positive correlation was observed.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Statistically significant differences were observed between the DEM and King-Devick tests, indicating that they measure similar aspects but are not interchangeable. The DEM test offers more comprehensive information with vertical saccade assessment. Test duration correlates positively with saccade and fixation count, fixation duration, and saccade speed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100517"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2024-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000050/pdfft?md5=56e8ab0927ccd7431201e499e9656fc9&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000050-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141438942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethnicity and refractive errors in Peruvian children aged 7–11 years: A five-year analysis of the Demographic and Health Survey","authors":"Guillermo De-La-Borda-Prazak , Carolina Mendez-Guerra , Fiorella Huertas-Campos , Percy Herrera-Añazco , Vicente A. Benites-Zapata","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100486","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2023.100486","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><p>To assess the association between ethnicity and self-reported refractive errors (REs) among Peruvian children aged 7–11 years.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>We conducted a cross-sectional study incorporating a secondary data analysis of 2017–2021 data from the Peruvian Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). REs and ethnicity were obtained from focal child's mother's report. Four outcomes were assessed: hyperopia, myopia, astigmatism and any RE. We included potential confounders, such as age, sex, wealth index, area of residence, region of origin, frequency of watching TV and watching screens at less than 30 cm distance. Generalised linear models with the Poisson family and log link function were used to calculate crude prevalence ratio and adjusted prevalence ratio (aPR) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Data from a total of 52,753 children were included. The prevalence of RE in children aged 7–11 years was 10.90% (95% CI 10.49–11.33), of which 5.19% were hyperopia, 3.35% myopia and 2.36% astigmatism. Those of the Aymara ethnicity were less likely to suffer from any RE and astigmatism (aPR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.46–0.99, <em>p</em> = 0.046; aPR = 0.70, 95% CI 0.53–0.92, <em>p</em> = 0.012, respectively), Members of Amazon groups were more likely to have hyperopia (aPR = 1.95, 95% CI 1.14–3.36, <em>p</em> = 0.015) and Quechuas were more likely to have myopia (aPR =1.29, 95% CI 1.02–1.62, <em>p</em> = 0.028), where all were compared to Mestizos.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>About 1 in 10 Peruvian children suffer from a RE. The most frequent RE in this study was hyperopia. Ethnic differences were seen in the frequency of RE.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-05-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000341/pdfft?md5=ecfe6e4a4917f70ed1ca92a88a109109&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000341-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140843457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sensory exotropia versus sensory esotropia: A comparative clinical features study","authors":"Mohammad Reza Akbari , Alaa Alghurab , Masoud Khorrami-Nejad , Elham Azizi , Babak Masoomian","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2024.100516","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>This study aimed to compare the preoperative clinical features of patients with sensory esotropia (ET) and sensory exotropia (XT).</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In a retrospective study, the medical records of 13,252 patients who underwent strabismus surgery were reviewed at the Farabi Eye Hospital, Iran, from 2012 to March 2022. There were 1017 patients with sensory horizontal strabismus whose, in their worse eye, had corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) equal to or <20/160 tested with the Snellen chart.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean age of patients was 29.0 ± 12.4 years [574 (56.4%) males and 443 (43.6%) females]. Sensory XT and ET were observed in 717 (70.5%) and 300 (29.5%) patients, respectively (<em>P</em><.001). The mean CDVA in the strabismic and non-strabismic eyes was 1.40 ± 0.75 and 0.05 ± 0.13, respectively (<em>P</em><.001). Also, the CDVA in the strabismic eyes was significantly worse in the patients with sensory XT than in the patients with sensory ET (<em>P</em><.001). Sphere and spherical equivalent (SE) components were more hyperopic in both eyes of patients with sensory ET than sensory XT (<em>P</em><.001). In sensory ET group, the mean horizontal deviation at far and near was significantly higher than the sensory XT group (both <em>P</em><.001). The prevalence of moderate and severe amblyopia among all patients with sensory strabismus was 274 (26.9%) and 727 (71.5%), respectively (<em>P</em><.001). There were 398 (39.1%) patients who needed more than one surgery.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>The frequency of sensory XT was about 2.5 times more than the sensory ET. Most patients with sensory ET were operated at a younger age, had better CDVA, more hyperopic spherical and SE, and higher angle of deviation compared with patients with sensory XT. The chance of reoperation in patients with sensory strabismus was about 40%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100516"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-04-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000049/pdfft?md5=21052348ce33c2a07e76816dcae78747&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000049-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140646746","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brandon S. Shaw , Gerrit Breukelman , Lourens Millard , Jason Moran , Gavin Sandercock , Ina Shaw
{"title":"Maximal aerobic exercise and acute visual performance in females: Implications for concussion side-line testing","authors":"Brandon S. Shaw , Gerrit Breukelman , Lourens Millard , Jason Moran , Gavin Sandercock , Ina Shaw","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100515","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2024.100515","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Many sports-related concussion (SRC) outcomes can be prevented by removing affected athletes and allowing return after full recovery. Diagnosing concussions on the side-line is challenging, as tools often rely on visual performance assessment. Since acute exercise can affect vision, it is vital to determine if exercise can mask potential brain injury if visual performance assessments are used. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of a single bout of maximal aerobic exercise on acute visual performance.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>Eighty previously sedentary females were randomly assigned to an experimental group (<em>N</em> = 40) or control group (<em>N</em> = 40) and completed an identical visual task test battery. Two weeks later, participants returned to participate in the test battery, with the experimental group doing so immediately following a maximal treadmill exercise protocol.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>Significant (<em>P</em> < 0.05) improvements were found in accommodation facility, saccadic eye movement, speed of recognition, peripheral awareness, and hand-eye coordination (<em>P</em> < 0.001 for all), but not in visual memory (<em>P</em> = 0.556). All visual tasks, barring visual memory, loaded onto a single factor and approximated the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) threshold value (RMSEA = 0.112 [90 %CI: 0.047–0.182]), and a significant large main effect was found on all factors as a universal visual task performance (<em>P</em> < 0.001; <em>d</em> = 1.01).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study shows that exercise can affect performance across multiple, but not all, visual tasks and should be utilised with caution in comprehensive side-line SRC assessments. Visual memory may be more stable to the effects of acute exercise and be considered for inclusion in side-line SRC assessments.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 4","pages":"Article 100515"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000037/pdfft?md5=800444b0cc4d48892d50ab069ab39de2&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000037-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140104000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: Prevalence of refractive error within a Portuguese sample of optometric records","authors":"Navneet Sharma , Mahendra Singh , Suraj Kumar Chaurasiya","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100509","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100509","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100509"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000572/pdfft?md5=42bbdb936783f8d699661452a57536f8&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000572-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139708193","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}