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peripheral defocus hypothesis: a standalone construct

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Optometry

the idea that the focus of light on the peripheral retina, not only the fovea, can steer eye growth and refractive development.

In optometry, peripheral defocus hypothesis refers to the idea that the focus of light on the peripheral retina, not only the fovea, can steer eye growth and refractive development. This meaning comes from Smith (2005) in Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science.[1]

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  1. Smith, E. L., Kee, C., Ramamirtham, R., Qiao-Grider, Y., & Hung, L. (2005). Peripheral Vision Can Influence Eye Growth and Refractive Development in Infant Monkeys. Investigative Opthalmology & Visual Science, 46(11), 3965. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.05-0445

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