Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes

Purpose. Mobile phone usage is widespread in the digital age, potentially affecting eye health. This study aims to evaluate the effect of mobile screen exposure to different wavelengths, along with induced myopic and hyperopic defocus. Material and methods. A pre- and post-test quasi-experimental re...

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Main Authors: S. Ullah, M. F. Umer, S. P. Chandran
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Language:Russian
Published: Real Time Ltd 2025-03-01
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description Purpose. Mobile phone usage is widespread in the digital age, potentially affecting eye health. This study aims to evaluate the effect of mobile screen exposure to different wavelengths, along with induced myopic and hyperopic defocus. Material and methods. A pre- and post-test quasi-experimental research of 50 emmetropic undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.68 ± 0.98 years were performed at the Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, utilizing non-probability judgmental sampling. Those without ocular or general health issues and no significant refractive error on retinoscopy were included. Axial length (AL) was measured using the IOL Master 800 after thorough eye and visual examinations. An Android mobile application “Flash Screen” exposed participants to violet, blue, yellow, white, green, and red light. Myopic defocus was induced using +3.00 D lenses and hyperopic defocus with -3.00 D lenses. Jaffery Amazing Statistical Package (JASP) analyzed data. Results. Baseline axial length (AL BL) was 23.235 ± 0.657 mm. AL changed significantly after exposure to violet, blue, yellow, white, green, and red light with and without induced myopic (MD) and hyperopic (HD) defocus. Significant AL decreases (p < 0.001) were seen under violet and blue light settings, with an effect size (ES) at 1.000. Under hyperopic defocus, green and red light revealed considerable alterations (p < 0.001), with significant negative impacts. Yellow light barely changed AL. Conclusion. Emmetropes exhibit AL changes to different wavelength as per longitudinal chromatic aberrations, and dominate optical defocus effect.
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spelling doaj-art-fe924e44821040b384e1f1c378e4147a2025-08-20T03:59:20ZrusReal Time LtdРоссийский офтальмологический журнал2072-00762587-57602025-03-01181687510.21516/2072-0076-2025-18-1-68-75768Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropesS. Ullah0M. F. Umer1S. P. Chandran2Lincoln University College, Wisma LincolnCollege of Dentistry, King Faisal UniversityLincoln University College, Wisma LincolnPurpose. Mobile phone usage is widespread in the digital age, potentially affecting eye health. This study aims to evaluate the effect of mobile screen exposure to different wavelengths, along with induced myopic and hyperopic defocus. Material and methods. A pre- and post-test quasi-experimental research of 50 emmetropic undergraduate students with a mean age of 20.68 ± 0.98 years were performed at the Pakistan Institute of Ophthalmology, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital, Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, utilizing non-probability judgmental sampling. Those without ocular or general health issues and no significant refractive error on retinoscopy were included. Axial length (AL) was measured using the IOL Master 800 after thorough eye and visual examinations. An Android mobile application “Flash Screen” exposed participants to violet, blue, yellow, white, green, and red light. Myopic defocus was induced using +3.00 D lenses and hyperopic defocus with -3.00 D lenses. Jaffery Amazing Statistical Package (JASP) analyzed data. Results. Baseline axial length (AL BL) was 23.235 ± 0.657 mm. AL changed significantly after exposure to violet, blue, yellow, white, green, and red light with and without induced myopic (MD) and hyperopic (HD) defocus. Significant AL decreases (p < 0.001) were seen under violet and blue light settings, with an effect size (ES) at 1.000. Under hyperopic defocus, green and red light revealed considerable alterations (p < 0.001), with significant negative impacts. Yellow light barely changed AL. Conclusion. Emmetropes exhibit AL changes to different wavelength as per longitudinal chromatic aberrations, and dominate optical defocus effect.https://roj.igb.ru/jour/article/view/1721axial lengthemmetropesscreen exposureoptical defocuswavelengths
spellingShingle S. Ullah
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Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
Российский офтальмологический журнал
axial length
emmetropes
screen exposure
optical defocus
wavelengths
title Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
title_full Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
title_fullStr Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
title_full_unstemmed Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
title_short Short-term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
title_sort short term effects of different wavelengths on axial length with induced optical defocus among emmetropes
topic axial length
emmetropes
screen exposure
optical defocus
wavelengths
url https://roj.igb.ru/jour/article/view/1721
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