Not exact matches
In 43 healthy subjects, Dr. Ng and colleagues tested
visual acuity at
daylight level and, using light filters, at three different mesopic light levels.
«Typically, eye chart
visual acuity is measured at light levels that approximate
daylight (photopic) vision conditions,» explains Anthony Adams, OD, PhD, Editor - in - Chief of Optometry and Vision Science.
This condition, also known as Achromatopsia, or color blindness, is characterized by cone photoreceptor dysfunction, severely reduced
visual acuity or complete vision loss during
daylight hours, and photophobia.
Clinically,
visual acuity is diminished, first at dusk, later in
daylight.