19: Accommodation Flashcards
what does the stimulus response function show?
it shows the steady state accommodation response to a steady object placed at a range of target distances
what is the shape of the stimulus response function
sigmoidal (S shaped)
what is the slope of the central linear region of the stimulus response function?
0.9-1.0 for an adequate target
SRF: accommodative lag for _____ objects
nearer
SRF: accommodative lead for ____ objects
farther
what is the fulcrum of the SRF?
the fulcrum position is the target dioptric vergence for which the response exactly matches the stimulus
define accommodative far point
is the most distal retinal conjugate for any target vergence
define accommodative near point
is the most proximal retinal conjugate for any target vergence
what is the typical standard deviation of micro fluctuations
typically less than 0.4 D
the total response time to a step =
the same of the reaction time and the movement time
step response:
reaction time=
is the length of time during which there is no immediate change in response
what does the reaction time in the step response represent?
neural processing time and ciliary body latency time
what is the range of reaction time in the step response?
for non-predictable target motion it falls in the range of 280-425 ms
typically, the accommodative response is a:
rising or falling exponential
accommodation has a maximum speed of up to ____ in young humans
17 D/s
in far range of viewing, increasing accommodation is: ________ (faster/slower)
faster
what are Heath’s 4 components of accommodation?
- reflex
- proximal
- convergence
- tonic
describe ‘reflex’ accommodation
refers to accommodation response to defocus
why is ‘reflex’ not the best word for reflex accommodation
the response is not a true reflex: attention is necessary for a good accommodation response
what are some examples of a stimulus to accommodation
blur and longitudinal chromatic aberration (LCA) are stimuli for accommodation
in reflex accommodation, if conditions were met to remove blue and LCA, what would occur?
many individuals would continue to focus but with lower gain
what is proximal accommodation?
is the accommodation response to the perceived distance of an object
list some cues to distance
pictorial depth cues, relative size and looming, motion parallax, and stereo depth cues
accommodation to proximity is ____ accurate than to defocus
less