Functional acuity contrast assesment in young and in middle age healthy persons at the night time

Jelena Sidorova

Abstract


Jelena Sidorova¹, Džastina Čebatorienė², Mantas Banevičius², Rasa Liutkevičienė²³

¹ Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Medicino fakultetas

²  Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Kauno Klinikos, Akių ligų klinika

³ Neuromokslų institutas, Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Medicinos akademija

jelensidorova@gmail.com

 

Introduction. The aim of this research is to determine functional acuity contrast sensitivity in young and in the middle age of healthy persons.

Methods. We examined 40-49 yrs (I group), and 50-59 yrs (II group) healthy persons. Functional acuity contrast sensitivity was measured employing a Ginsburg Box, VSCR- CST-6500.

Results. Functional acuity contrast sensitivity remained very similar in the age groups of 40-49 years and 50-59 years. However, statistically, it significantly decreased at night time with glare (3 cycle/degree) spatial frequencies (p=0.001).

Conlusion. The facts are that contrast sensitivity remained very similar in the age groups of 40-49 years and 50-59 years.

 

 

Functional acuity contrast assesment in young and in middle age healthy persons at the night time

Jelena Sidorova¹, Džastina Čebatorienė², Mantas Banevičius², Rasa Liutkevičienė²³

¹ Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Medicino fakultetas

²  Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Kauno Klinikos, Akių ligų klinika

³ Neuromokslų institutas, Lietuvos sveikatos mokslų universitetas, Medicinos akademija

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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