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Optometry

the hypothesis that bright light raises retinal dopamine release, which slows axial eye growth and so protects against myopia.

In optometry, light-dopamine hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that bright light raises retinal dopamine release, which slows axial eye growth and so protects against myopia. This meaning comes from Feldkaemper (2013) in Experimental Eye Research.[1]

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Feldkaemper, M., & Schaeffel, F. (2013). An updated view on the role of dopamine in myopia. Experimental Eye Research, 114, 106-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2013.02.007

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