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Experimental observations reveal age differences in dark adaptation due to peripheral light exposure, suggesting critical visual implications for older individuals.
The effects on dark adaptation of exposure to light presented only in the extreme periphery were significantly greater for observers over the age of 40 years. Increasing the exposure duration from 0.5 to 5 min significantly affected only the older observers.
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