A STUDY CONCERNING THE ACCOMMODATION AND CONVERGENCE RELATIONSHIP

Abstract

The design and technical details of a recording infrared optometer and haploscope are reported. Electronic circuitry, optical design and mechanical design are described. The infrared optometer has proven superior in performance to any known similar apparatus in stability, linearity, speed of response, sensitivity, ease of alignment, and freedom from noise. It is built into a haplo cope of unique fixed-mirror design developed for this study. The subject's head is fixed with a dental bite support and his pupil is dilated. Accommodation is recorded as the output of the infrared photomultiplier system while convergence is recorded as the position of the haploscope convergence arm. Both accommodation and convergence are fed into an X-Y recorder. Accommodation is also fed into a strip recorder to obtain measures of accommodation speed, reaction time, and stability. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0264937

Entities

People

  • Merrill J. Allen

Organizations

  • Indiana University Bloomington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Convergence
  • Linearity
  • Optometers
  • Reaction Time
  • Recording Systems
  • Sensitivity

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems