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{"title":"Replay to Comment from Kumar et al. on the publication Prevalence of refractive error within a Portuguese sample of optometric records","authors":"Vera L. Alves-Carneiro, José M. González-Méijome","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2024.100513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2024.100513","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100513"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429624000013/pdfft?md5=3cef014f3b5484b6a0c7de582d45ff31&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429624000013-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503461","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":"Mean cycloplegic refractive error in emmetropic adults – The Tehran Eye Study","authors":"Jos J. Rozema ,&nbsp;Rafael Iribarren ,&nbsp;Hassan Hashemi ,&nbsp;Mehdi Khabazkhoob ,&nbsp;Akbar Fotouhi","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100512","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2023.100512","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>In children under <em>20</em> years, refractive development targets a cycloplegic refractive error of <em>+0.5</em> to <em>+1.5D</em>, while presbyopes over <em>40</em> years generally have non-cycloplegic errors of <em>≥ +1D</em>. Some papers suggest these periods are separated by a period of myopic refractive error (i.e., <em>≤ –0.50D</em>), but this remains unclear. Hence, this work investigates the mean cycloplegic refractive error in adults aged between <em>20 – 40</em> years.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>In <em>2002</em> a cross-sectional study with stratified cluster sampling was performed on the population of Tehran, providing cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic refractive error data for the right eyes of <em>3,576</em> participants, aged <em>30.6</em> <em>±</em> <em>18.6</em> years (range: <em>1–86</em> years). After grouping these data into age groups of <em>5</em> years, the refractive error histogram of each group was fitted to a Bigaussian function. The mean of the central, emmetropized peak was used to estimate the mean refractive error without the influence of myopia.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean cycloplegic refractive error at the emmetropized peak decreased from <em>+1.10</em> <em>±</em> <em>0.11D</em> (<em>95 %</em> confidence interval) to <em>+0.50</em> <em>±</em> <em>0.04D</em> before <em>20</em> years and remains stable at that value until the age of <em>50</em> years. The non-cycloplegic refractive error also sees a stable phase at <em>0.00</em> <em>±</em> <em>0.04D</em> between <em>15 – 45</em> years. After <em>45 – 50</em> years both cycloplegic and non-cycloplegic refractive error become more hypermetropic over time, <em>+1.14</em> <em>±</em> <em>0.12D</em> at <em>75</em> years.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The cycloplegic refractive error in adults is about <em>+0.50D</em> between <em>20 – 50</em> years, disproving the existence of the myopic period at those ages.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100512"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000602/pdfft?md5=4eda5b6837a5f4f02b240e0453e34ca3&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000602-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139503460","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":"Study of stereopsis using a depth sensation detection platform equipped with computer vision technology (DALE3D)","authors":"Carmen Alejandra Porcar Plana ,&nbsp;Ezequiel Campos Mollo ,&nbsp;Fernando Boronat Seguí ,&nbsp;María Dolores Lledó Riquelme ,&nbsp;Daniel Marfil Regero ,&nbsp;Clara Silvestre Beneito ,&nbsp;Cristina Peris Martínez","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2023.100491","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background and objectives</h3><p>The invention described herein is a prototype based on computer vision technology that measures depth perception and is intended for the early examination of stereopsis.</p></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><p>The prototype (software and hardware) is a depth perception measurement system that consists on: (a) a screen showing stereoscopic models with a guide point that the subject must point to; (b) a camera capturing the distance between the screen and the subject's finger; and (c) a unit for recording, processing and storing the captured measurements. For test validation, the reproducibility and reliability of the platform were calculated by comparing results with standard stereoscopic tests. A demographic study of depth perception by subgroup analysis is shown. Subjective comparison of the different tests was carried out by means of a satisfaction survey.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>We included 94 subjects, 25 children and 69 adults, with a mean age of 34.2 ± 18.9 years; 36.2 % were men and 63.8 % were women. The DALE3D platform obtained good repeatability with an interclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between 0.94 and 0.87, and coefficient of variation (CV) between 0.1 and 0.26. Threshold determining optimal and suboptimal results was calculated for Randot and DALE3D test. Spearman's correlation coefficient, between thresholds was not statistically significant (<em>p</em> value &gt; 0.05). The test was considered more visually appealing and easier to use by the participants (90 % maximum score).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>The DALE3D platform is a potentially useful tool for measuring depth perception with optimal reproducibility rates. Its innovative design makes it a more intuitive tool for children than current stereoscopic tests. Nevertheless, further studies will be needed to assess whether the depth perception measured by the DALE3D platform is a sufficiently reliable parameter to assess stereopsis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100491"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000390/pdfft?md5=ca988a4b2c1dfececd78736a9798bb49&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000390-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139433732","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":"Refractive features and amblyopia in Duane's Retraction Syndrome: A review of the 582 patients","authors":"Masoud Khorrami-Nejad ,&nbsp;Mohammad Reza Akbari ,&nbsp;Motahhareh Sadeghi ,&nbsp;Babak Masoomian ,&nbsp;Arash Mirmohammadsadeghi ,&nbsp;Mohammed Khalaf Mohsin ,&nbsp;Noor Hamad","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100508","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100508","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To report the visual and refractive characteristics and the prevalence of amblyopia in patients with different types of Duane's Retraction Syndrome (DRS).</p></div><div><h3>Method</h3><p>This retrospective study was performed on hospital records of 582 DRS patients at Farabi Hospital, Iran, from 2012 to March 2022.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean age of patients was 19.4 ± 11.9 (range, 3–70) years [335 (57.6 %) females and 247 (42.4 %) males (<em>P</em> &lt; .001)]. DRS type I, II, III, and IV were presented in 347 (59.6 %), 148 (25.4 %), 82 (14.1 %), and 5 (0.9 %) patients, respectively. There were 530 (91.1 %) patients with unilateral and 52 (8.9 %) with bilateral involvement. In the unilateral patients, the DRS eyes' corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and astigmatism were significantly worse than the Non-DRS Eyes (<em>P</em> &lt; .001). The mean amount of all refractive and visual parameters in bilateral patients' right or left eyes was significantly lower than in unilateral patients' non-DRS eyes (all <em>P</em> &lt; .05). Anisometropia was observed in 75(12.9 %) of the patients. Amblyopia was observed in 18.5 % (98 patients) and 36.5 % (19 patients) of unilateral and bilateral DRS patients, respectively (<em>P</em> &lt; .001). In unilateral patients, amblyopia was found in 57 (16.4 %) patients with Type I, 22 (14.9 %) patients with Type II, 16 (19.5 %) patients with Type III, and 3 (60 %) patients with Type IV. Forty-four (37.6 %) of patients with amblyopia had anisometropia.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This large-scale study indicates that DRS types differ in terms of refractive error, visual acuity, and the prevalence of amblyopia and anisometropia. Clinicians should be aware of the clinical features associated with different types of DRS.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100508"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000560/pdfft?md5=521f0c2e94cbf6df742c2a2db0844563&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000560-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139433117","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":"Reply to: Comment on: Comparison of the ocular ultrasonic and optical biometry devices in different quality measurements","authors":"Masoud Khorrami-Nejad ,&nbsp;Ahmed Mohammed Khodair ,&nbsp;Mehdi Khodaparast ,&nbsp;Farshid Babapour Mofrad ,&nbsp;Farzaneh Dehghanian Nasrabadi","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100511","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optom.2023.100511","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100511"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000596/pdfft?md5=12547f3b0754b57616ec1c15182b2615&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000596-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139419186","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":"Job satisfaction of Spanish and Portuguese optometrists","authors":"Cristina Alvarez-Peregrina ,&nbsp;Alejandro Garcia de la Noceda ,&nbsp;Clara Martinez-Perez ,&nbsp;Miguel Ángel Sánchez-Tena ,&nbsp;Grupo de Investigação Optovisão ISEC Lisboa","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100492","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100492","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Given the increase in demand for optometry services by society and the importance of the Optometry profession in Portugal and Spain, the objective of this study was to determine job satisfaction and important factors related to this satisfaction in a sample of Portuguese and Spanish optometrists.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>A prospective, cross-sectional, and observational study was carried out from June to December 2021. An adaptation of the 15-item job satisfaction in eye-care personnel (JSEP) questionnaire validated by Paudel et al. was administered to Portuguese and Spanish optometrists. The questionnaire was shared through different social media (Facebook, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, etc.) in a Google form during the months of June to December 2021 in Portugal and Spain.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>A total of 530 surveys were collected in Portugal (42.3%; <em>n</em> = 224) and Spain (57.7%; <em>n</em> = 306). The factors that most influence overall job satisfaction are salary, career development opportunities, recognition/prestige in society, good work-life balance (all <em>p</em>&lt;0.001), workplace equipment and facilities, and encouragement reward positive feedback (both <em>p</em> = 0.002). When comparing the determinants of job satisfaction of optometrists, it was found that Portuguese professionals were generally more satisfied than Spanish ones (<em>p</em>&lt;0.001). However, Spanish optometrists reported feeling more supported by their colleagues (<em>p</em>&lt;0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>This study has shown that the level of job satisfaction was higher in Portugal than in Spain. The most important factors influencing job satisfaction were salary, job stability, and support from colleagues.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 2","pages":"Article 100492"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2024-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000407/pdfft?md5=8a501c55346fc60d69252ff13d0e61f6&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000407-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139089007","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":"Assessing the role of visual dysfunctions in the association between visual symptomatology and the use of digital devices","authors":"Pilar Cacho-Martínez ,&nbsp;Mario Cantó-Cerdán ,&nbsp;Francisco Lara-Lacárcel ,&nbsp;Ángel García-Muñoz","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100510","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100510","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To evaluate the association between visual symptoms and use of digital devices considering the presence of visual dysfunctions.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>An optometric examination was conducted in a clinical sample of 346 patients to diagnose any type of visual anomaly. Visual symptoms were collected using the validated SQVD questionnaire. A threshold of 6 hours per day was used to quantify the effects of digital device usage and patients were divided into two groups: under and above of 35 years old. A multivariate logistic regression was employed to investigate the association between digital device use and symptoms, with visual dysfunctions considered as a confounding variable. Crude and the adjusted odds ratio (OR) were calculated for each variable.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>57.02 % of the subjects reported visual symptoms, and 65.02% exhibited some form of visual dysfunction. For patients under 35 years old, an association was found between having visual symptoms and digital device use (OR = 2.10, <em>p</em> = 0.01). However, after adjusting for visual dysfunctions, this association disappeared (OR = 1.44, <em>p</em> = 0.27) and the association was instead between symptoms and refractive dysfunction (OR = 6.52, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), accommodative (OR = 10.47, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001), binocular (OR = 6.68, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001) and accommodative plus binocular dysfunctions (OR = 46.84, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Among patients over 35 years old, no association was found between symptoms and the use of digital devices (OR = 1.27, <em>p</em> = 0.49) but there was an association between symptoms and refractive dysfunction (OR = 3.54, <em>p</em> = 0.001).</p></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Visual symptoms are not dependent on the duration of digital device use but rather on the presence of any type of visual dysfunction: refractive, accommodative and/or binocular one, which should be diagnosed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100510"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000584/pdfft?md5=574ea5b5c736bb93ffc991d577053571&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000584-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138886215","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: Comparison of the ocular ultrasonic and optical biometry devices in different quality measurements","authors":"Suraj Kumar Chaurasiya ,&nbsp;Mahendra Singh ,&nbsp;Jayant Jha ,&nbsp;Radhika","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100507","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100507","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100507"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000559/pdfft?md5=2392377403fa50adfcead55380521221&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000559-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138832230","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":"Red and green defocus curves and duochrome test in different age groups","authors":"Riccardo Rolandi ,&nbsp;Fabrizio Zeri ,&nbsp;Alessandro Duse ,&nbsp;Giulia Carlotta Rizzo ,&nbsp;Erika Ponzini ,&nbsp;Silvia Tavazzi","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100497","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100497","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To compare the eye defocus curves (DCs) obtained with stimuli on red, green, and white backgrounds and to investigate the applicability of the duochrome test (DT) in different age groups.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>12 elderly (ELD: 59.3 ± 3.9 years) and 8 young (YG: 22.1 ± 1.1 years) subjects were recruited. An optometric assessment with the DT was carried out to obtain the subjective refraction at distance. DCs at distance on green, white, and red backgrounds were measured and the following parameters were deduced: dioptric difference between red-green, green-white, red-white focal positions (minima of the DCs), best corrected visual acuity (BCVA), and widths of the DCs for red, green, and white.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The DC difference between the green-white focal positions (mean ± standard deviation) was -0.12±0.17 diopters (D) (ELD, <em>p</em> <em>=</em> 0.012) and -0.11±0.12 D (YG, <em>p</em> <em>=</em> 0.039), while the red-white difference was not statistically significant. The DC red-green difference was 0.20±0.16 D (ELD, <em>p</em> <em>=</em> 0.002) and 0.18±0.18 D (YG, <em>p</em> = 0.008). The ELD BCVA with green background was significantly worse than BCVA with red (<em>p</em> = 0.007) and white (<em>p</em> = 0.007). The mean value of the DC's width in ELD for green (1.01±0.36 D) was higher than for red (0.77±0.21 D) and for white (0.84±0.35 D), but with no statistical significance.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Both age groups showed a slight focusing preference for red when using white light. Moreover, ELD showed a worse BCVA with a green compared to a red background. Despite these results deduced by DC analyses, these aspects do not compromise the possibility of using the DT in clinical practice both in the young and in the elderly. Furthermore, the difference of about 0.20 D between red-green DC in both groups confirms the clinical appropriateness of the widespread use of 0.25 D step as the standard minimum difference in power between correcting lenses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100497"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000456/pdfft?md5=11b7b767f848d8e89bdf02cd0799c905&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000456-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138832231","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":"Visual function correlates of self-reported vision-related nighttime driving difficulties","authors":"Samuel Bert Boadi-Kusi ,&nbsp;Princess Marie Aikins ,&nbsp;Ebenezer Zaabaar ,&nbsp;Anthony Gyimah Duku","doi":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100506","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.optom.2023.100506","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>To investigate the visual function correlates of self-reported vision-related night driving difficulties among drivers.</p></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><p>One hundred and seven drivers (age: 46.06 ± 8.24, visual acuity [VA] of 0.2logMAR or better) were included in the study. A standard vision and night driving questionnaire (VND-Q) was administered. VA and contrast sensitivity were measured under photopic and mesopic conditions. Mesopic VA was remeasured after introducing a peripheral glare source into the participants' field of view to enable computation of disability glare index. Regression analyses were used to assess the associations between VND-Q scores, and visual function measures.</p></div><div><h3>Results</h3><p>The mean VND-Q score was -3.96±1.95 logit (interval scale score: 2.46±1.28). Simple linear regression models for photopic contrast sensitivity, mesopic VA, mesopic contrast sensitivity, and disability index significantly predicted VND-Q score (<em>P</em>&lt;0.05), with mesopic VA and disability glare index accounting for the greatest variation (21 %) in VND-Q scores followed by photopic contrast sensitivity (19 %), and mesopic contrast sensitivity (15 %). A multiple regression model to determine the association between the predictors (photopic contrast sensitivity, mesopic VA, mesopic contrast sensitivity, and disability index) and VND-Q score yielded significant results, F (4, 102) = 8.58, <em>P</em> &lt; 0.001, <em>adj. R²</em> = 0.2224. Seeing dark-colored cars was the most challenging vision task.</p></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Changes in mesopic visual acuity, photopic and mesopic contrast sensitivity, as well as disability glare index are associated with and explain night driving-related visual difficulties. It is recommended to incorporate measurement of these visual functions into assessments related to driving performance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":46407,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Optometry","volume":"17 3","pages":"Article 100506"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2023-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429623000547/pdfft?md5=8abb525f488bea61def96da142d2a29f&pid=1-s2.0-S1888429623000547-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138832233","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}