Purpose.: Contrast adaptation has been speculated to be an error signal for
emmetropization. Myopic children exhibit higher contrast adaptation than emmetropic …

In this study, we investigated whether reading influences contrast adaptation differently in
young adult emmetropic and myopic participants at the spatial frequencies created by text …

Purpose: The global rise in the prevalence of myopia calls for evidence-based strategies to
be devised to reduce the incidence and delay the progression of Myopia. The aim of this …

Introduction: Myopia is mainly due to an excessively increase in axial length. The
prevalence of myopia is rocketing upwards especially in east Asia regions. Although myopia …

Over the years, many risk factors have been considered for myopia and range from
individual characteristics such as sex, ethnicity, parental myopia, height, and intelligence, to …

Over the years, many risk factors have been considered for myopia and range from
individual characteristics such as sex, ethnicity, parental myopia, height, and intelligence, to …

Numerous reports associate prolonged periods of near-work and specifically reading with
myopia development. The exact mechanisms that underpin this relationship are however …

This research is about evaluating vision in the periphery. Peripheral vision is of fundamental
importance in the performance of our everyday activities. The aim of this thesis is to develop …