Measurement of Aniseikonia Tolerance in Binocular Fusion. 2023

Rie Hoshikawa, and Tomoya Handa, and Chiho Akaishizawa, and Nobuyuki Shoji

CONCLUSIONS The determination of aniseikonia tolerance may aid in developing optimal treatment plans for cataract surgery, refractive surgery, and refractive correction with glasses and contact lenses. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to measure aniseikonia tolerance. METHODS We included 33 patients (mean age ± standard deviation, 28.9 ± 6.4 years; male/female, 12:21) with anisometropia ≤1.0 D and best spectacle-corrected visual acuity of 20/20 or more in both eyes, with no ophthalmologic disease other than refractive errors and no history of ocular surgery. The exclusion criteria were anisometropia >1.0 D, axial length difference >0.5 mm, corneal refractive power difference >0.5 D, astigmatism >3.0 D, stereoacuity threshold >100 arcsec according to the Titmus Stereo Test, and >0% aniseikonia according to the New Aniseikonia Test. Aniseikonia tolerance was assessed using Eyemark Hello, a haploscope using gaze detection technology. Although the optotype of one eye was enlarged or reduced at a speed of 2%/s, the patients were instructed to press a button on the controller to indicate blurring, flickering, and diplopia. The value at which the patient responded was considered the aniseikonia tolerance value and assessed thrice per eye, five times if the values were highly variable, and then averaged. RESULTS The mean aniseikonia tolerance was approximately 3%; the median value was approximately 2% (range, 1.0 to 11.5%; dominant eye, 3.3 ± 2.6%; nondominant eye, 2.9 ± 1.8%). No significant difference in aniseikonia tolerance between the dominant and nondominant eyes was observed for the enlarged optotypes. No case showed changes in the ocular alignment before discomfort occurred. No significant correlation was observed between aniseikonia tolerance and anisometropia, axial length difference, corneal power difference, and ocular deviation. CONCLUSIONS Aniseikonia should be maintained at <2% for a comfortable visual environment. Aniseikonia tolerance may be an important indicator for cataract surgery, refractive surgery, and spectacle correction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D012030 Refractive Errors Deviations from the average or standard indices of refraction of the eye through its dioptric or refractive apparatus. Ametropia,Refractive Disorders,Ametropias,Disorder, Refractive,Disorders, Refractive,Error, Refractive,Errors, Refractive,Refractive Disorder,Refractive Error
D002386 Cataract Partial or complete opacity on or in the lens or capsule of one or both eyes, impairing vision or causing blindness. The many kinds of cataract are classified by their morphology (size, shape, location) or etiology (cause and time of occurrence). (Dorland, 27th ed) Cataract, Membranous,Lens Opacities,Pseudoaphakia,Cataracts,Cataracts, Membranous,Lens Opacity,Membranous Cataract,Membranous Cataracts,Opacities, Lens,Opacity, Lens,Pseudoaphakias
D002387 Cataract Extraction The removal of a cataractous CRYSTALLINE LENS from the eye. Enzymatic Zonulolysis,Phakectomy,Cataract Extractions,Enzymatic Zonulolyses,Extraction, Cataract,Extractions, Cataract,Phakectomies,Zonulolyses, Enzymatic,Zonulolysis, Enzymatic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000839 Aniseikonia A condition in which the ocular image of an object as seen by one eye differs in size and shape from that seen by the other.
D015858 Anisometropia A condition of an inequality of refractive power of the two eyes.

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