Passive optical device for nystagmus
correction & ophthalmic resolution
enhancement
Posted on 2020-01-08 - 16:30
In this research we present a novel device that solves the reduced visual acuity caused by
involuntary movements of the retina in nystagmus. The proposed solution is composed of a
contact lens, which moves together with the eyeball, and an ophthalmic lens (spectacles).
Our work has three parts: numerical simulation of the proposed solution, an experimental
optical bench procedure and a clinical experiment, with non-nystagmus subjects, in which we
mimicked the uncontrolled eye movements in nystagmus. In the numerical and experimental
bench sections of this study we show that the proposed optics produces a clear and stable
image on a screen. In the clinical study, subjects with the device felt only small movements of
the image when moved their eyes across the field of view. They described a magnification
resulting in narrowing the field of view, therefor had to move their head to see the space of the
room. This follows the theoretical expectation for the proposed concept.
Thus, the proposed device may help nystagmus subjects fixate the image on the center of
the retina, and thus enable improved visual acuity. The device may be used in young children
suffering from nystagmus to prevent amblyopia.
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Nezri, Dana Gotthilf; Zlotnik, Alexander; Zalevsky, Zeev (2020). Passive optical device for nystagmus
correction & ophthalmic resolution
enhancement. Optica Publishing Group. Collection. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4666421.v1
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Dana Gotthilf Nezri
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Alexander Zlotnik
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Zeev Zalevsky