Lin, Y., Fotios, S., Wei, M. et al. (3 more authors) (2015) Eye movement and pupil size constriction under discomfort glare. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 56 (3). 1649 - 1656.
Abstract
PURPOSE: Involuntary physiological responses offer an alternative means to psychophysical procedures for objectively evaluating discomfort glare. This study examined eye movement and pupil size responses to glare discomfort using new approaches to analysis: relative pupil size and speed of eye movement. METHODS: Participants evaluated glare discomfort using the standard de Boer rating scale under various conditions manipulated to influence glare discomfort. Eye movement was recorded using an electro-oculogram (EOG), and pupil size was recorded using Tobii glasses. Ten young (mean age: 24.5 years old) and 10 senior (mean age: 61 years old) participants were recruited for this experiment. RESULTS: Subjective evaluation of glare discomfort was highly correlated with eye movement (multiple correlation coefficient [R(2)] of >0.94, P < 0.001) and pupil constriction (R(2) = 0.38, P < 0.001). Severe glare discomfort increased the speed of eye movement and caused larger pupil constriction. Larger variations of eye movement were found among seniors. CONCLUSIONS: The two physiological responses studied here to characterize discomfort glare under various lighting conditions had significant correlation with the subjective evaluation. The correlation between discomfort glare and physiological responses suggests an objective way to characterize and evaluate discomfort glare that may overcome the problems of conventional subjective evaluation. It also offers an explanation as to why long-term exposure to discomfort glare leads to visual fatigue and eyestrain.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015 The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology, Inc. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. You may not use the material for commercial purposes. If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you may not distribute the modified material. |
Keywords: | discomfort glare; eye movements; pupil constriction |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > School of Architecture (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 27 May 2015 14:35 |
Last Modified: | 27 May 2015 14:35 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-15963 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Association for Research in Vision and Opthalmology |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1167/iovs.14-15963 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:84475 |