REFRACT: Comparison of Different Refraction Measurements in Adults
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The combatant is likely to carry out missions any time, any place, day or night. The very strong degradation of natural vision performance in these conditions justifies the use of visual replacement means, based on optronic sensors whose sensitivity is more adapted to these luminous environments than that of the human eye.
The duration and repetition of missions carried out with night vision sensors lead to visual complaints from users.
The literature on night vision binoculars adjustment states that a binocular adjustment of the equipment provides more convex settings. The latter would then limit the strain on the accommodative component, which is one of the possible sources of operator visual fatigue. In order to allow a more appropriate adjustment, it is proposed to rely on a measurement of the refraction (optical defect of the eye) of each operator. Like binocular adjustments, binocular refractive methods would limit accommodative stimulation and thus visual fatigue. However, these methods are little used in favour of conventional methods. It is therefore necessary to evaluate the interest of binocular refraction for the adjustment of night vision binoculars.
The purpose of this study is to compare refraction measurements by procedure in adult subjects free of ophthalmological disorders.
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Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Maximum convex equivalent sphere values [At visit 1 (day 1)]
Maximum convex equivalent sphere values obtained by the different refraction procedures under study.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- High contrast monocular acuity values [At visit 1 (day 1)]
High contrast monocular acuity values obtained by the different refraction procedures.
- Low contrast monocular acuity values [At visit 1 (day 1)]
Low contrast monocular acuity values obtained by the different refraction procedures.
- High contrast binocular acuity values [At visit 1 (day 1)]
High contrast binocular acuity values obtained by the different refraction procedures.
- Low contrast binocular acuity values [At visit 1 (day 1)]
Low contrast binocular acuity values obtained by the different refraction procedures.
- Difference between binocular perceptual assessment scores before and after subjective adjustment [Difference between visit 1 (day 1) and visit 2]
Difference between binocular perceptual assessment scores obtained by the different refractive procedures before and after subjective adjustment. Binocular perceptual assessment score will be obtained using visual analogue faces. The score will range from "excellent comfort" to "unbearable".
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Age over 18 ;
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Non-presbyopic subject;
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Stereoscopic acuity ≤ 60 arc seconds.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Accommodative insufficiency;
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Accommodative inertia;
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Compensation by orthokeratology (i.e. night lenses);
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Present or past binocular pathology (strabismus or amblyopia);
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Pregnant or nursing woman;
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Incomprehension of French (written and spoken).
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées | Brétigny-sur-Orge | France | 91223 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- 2019PBMD04
- 2020-A00259-30