Email this article Optical Apparatus of the Eye under Conditions of “Dry” Immersion
- Authors: Gracheva M.A.1,2, Manko O.M.1
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Affiliations:
- Institute of Biomedical Problems of the RAS
- Institute for Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich Institute), RAS
- Issue: Vol 50, No 2 (2024)
- Pages: 94-100
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/0131-1646/article/view/260389
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.31857/S0131164624020081
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/EFKQGO
- ID: 260389
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Abstract
The studies of the astronauts’ vision show that after space flight various changes can occur in the visual system: flattening of the eyeball, optic disc edema, hyperopic refractive shift, and others. The mechanisms of those changes are being actively studied. Among model experiments simulating aggressive factors of space flight, experiments on modeling microgravity in conditions of “dry” immersion seem to be one of the most promising in terms of studying eye changes. The aim: to evaluate the prospects of using “dry” immersion as a model for studying intraocular changes in space flight conditions. The paper presents data on the evaluation of the eye condition of the test subjects after being in the immersion bath for 5 days (10 subjects) and 21 days (6 subjects). Refraction and dynamic accommodation were evaluated in all subjects using an autorefkeratometer Righton Speedy-i k-model with dynamic accommodation assessment function. The refraction data showed a trend toward a positive refractive shift of 0.11 diopters on average for 5 days of immersion (confidence interval (–0.06)–(+0.28)) and 0.29 diopters for 21 days of immersion (c.i. (–0.28)–(+0.86)); no statistical significance of the differences was confirmed, which may be due to the small number of subjects and the limited power of the statistical criterion. However, the trend requires further investigation. A significant individual variation was shown in the results of accommodation assessment. Preliminary data suggest that “dry” immersion may be a promising model for studying the effects of reduced gravity on the human visual system. Further studies are needed.
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M. A. Gracheva
Institute of Biomedical Problems of the RAS; Institute for Information Transmission Problems (Kharkevich Institute), RAS
Author for correspondence.
Email: mg.iitp@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow; Moscow
O. M. Manko
Institute of Biomedical Problems of the RAS
Email: mg.iitp@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Moscow
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