ABSTRACT:The purpose of this paper was to assess the reliability of four standard stereotests and evaluate them by means of their failure rates. Near stereoacuity in 200 healthy young volunteers (24±8 years), was measured with Titmus, Randot, TNO, and Frisby tests. The stereoacuity provided by these four tests were evaluated. Stereoacuity by the normal population, with a limit of 85% of the people, rises 70" with Randot and 120" with TNO independently of gender. Females achieve 80" with Titmus and 30" with Frisby and males reach 140" and 40" with Titmus and Frisby respectively. Failure rates lower than 10% were obtained by all the tests. This study finds differences among stereoacuity measured with different tests and recommends performing, at least, two types of test to evaluate each person.Key words: Stereopsis, stereoacuity, binocular vision, Frisby, Titmus, Randot, TNO RESUMEN:La finalidad de este trabajo ha sido valorar la fiabilidad de cuatro test de estereopsis y evaluarlos por medio de sus tasas de fallo. Se midió la estereoagudeza en visión próxima de 200 jóvenes voluntarios sanos (24±8 años), con los test Titmus, Randot, TNO y Frisby. Se evaluó la estereopsis proporcionada por estos cuatro test. La estereoagudeza en una población normal, con un límite del 85% alcanza 70" con Randot y 120" con TNO independientemente del género del sujeto. Las mujeres alcanzan 80" con Titmus y 30" con Frisby y los hombres 140" y 40" con Titmus y Frisby respectivamente. Se obtuvieron tasas de error menores del 10% en todos los test. Este estudio muestra diferencias entre la estereoagudeza medida con distintos test y se recomienda, realizar dos tipos de test para evaluar a cada sujeto.Palabras clave: Estereopsis, estereoagudeza, visión binocular, Frisby, Titmus, Randot, TNO [4] L. Garnham, J.J. Sloper, "Effect of age on adult stereoacuity as measured by different types of stereotest", Br J Ophthalmol 90, 91-95 (2006). REFERENCES AND LINKS / REFERENCIAS Y ENLACES
The well--known experiment of Young about interferences by means of a Fresnel biprism to obtain the double--slit is usually made using quasi--monochromatic sources: a sodium spectral lamp, a laser, etc. Besides, a monochromatic source is also assumed in order to develop the theoretical explanation of the experiment. Then, some experimental details are lost, as the dependence of the fringe--to--fringe spacing on the wavelength. Moreover, a much more dangerous negative effect is originated, since some students come to the following false conclusion: interference phenomena only are originated by monochromatic sources. In this paper, an easy modification of this experiment is shown. Thus, by employing a white source and RGB filters, it is possible to observe interference fringes with polychromatic light and verify that its period raises with the wavelength. RESUMEN:El clásico experimento de las franjas interferenciales de Young empleando un biprisma de Fresnel para obtener la doble rendija suele realizarse con fuentes casi monocromáticas: una lámpara espectral de sodio, un láser, etc. Incluso la explicación teórica suele asumir que la fuente es monocromática. Esto impide observar algunos aspectos del experimento, como que la interfranja aumenta con la longitud de onda. Además, origina un efecto negativo mucho más grave, ya que induce a algunos estudiantes a concluir de forma errónea que las interferencias sólo se producen cuando se emplean fuentes monocromáticas. En este artículo se muestra una sencilla modificación del experimento empleando luz blanca y filtros RGB, la cual permite observar claramente interferencias con luz policromática y verificar que la interfranja aumenta con la longitud de onda.Palabras clave: Interferencias, doble rendija, filtros RGB
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