Pupilometer

Pupilometer

Pupilometer is the name used for two different devices -- one that measures the distance between pupils, and one that measures the pupil's response to visual stimuli.

Pupillary distance measurement

In the most common sense, a Pupilometer is a tool for measuring pupillary distance (PD). It is used for fitting eyeglasses so that the lenses are centered in the visual axis. This is the most common nomenclature. [cite web |url=http://www.eyes.arizona.edu/Research/VisualDevelopment/TOVSP/AANAC.html |title=Vision Screening Program News Articles |accessdate=2007-07-14 |format= |work=] It may also be used to verify a PD measurement taken from a millimeter ruler placed across the bridge of a patient's nose for distance and near focus.

Pupil Response

Alternatively, a pupilometer is a type of pupil response monitor -- a monocular device measuring the amount of dilation of the pupil in response to a visual stimulus.

In ophthalmology, a pupillary response to light is differentiated from a pupillary response to focus (ie. pupils may constrict on near focus, as with the Argyll Robertson pupil) in the diagnosis of tertiary syphilis. Although a pupillometer can be used, the diagnosis is often made with a penlight & near-point card.

The extent of dilation of the pupil in the eye could be an indicator of interest and attention [Citation
last1 = Hess | first1 = Eckhard H.
author1-link = Eckhard Hess
last2 = Polt | first2 = James M.
author2-link = James Polt
title = Pupil Size as Related to Interest Value of Visual Stimuli
journal = Science
volume = 132
issue = 3423
pages = 349
date = 5 August 1960
year = 1960
doi = 10.1126/science.132.3423.349 ] . Methods of reliable measurement of cognitive load, such as the dilation or constriction of the pupils, are used in marketing research to assess the attractiveness of TV commercials. Dilation of the pupils reflects an increase in mental processes, whether it be attentiveness, or psychomotor responsiveness. [cite web|url=http://www.wpic.pitt.edu/research/biometrics/Publications/IJP%20Pupil%20Issue/Granhom%20Intro%20IJP%20Special%20Issue.pdf|title= Dr. John Andreassi, editor of International Journal of Psychphysiology, with guest editor Eric Granholm "Pupillometric Measures of Cognitive and Emotional Processes"|accessdate=2007-07-16|format= |work= ]

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