Patent Publication Number: US-11026573-B1

Title: Monocular and binocular relative focal photo-stress

Description:
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     Provisional patent application 62/656,350 dated Apr. 11, 2018 
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     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Field of the Invention 
     This invention relates to monocular and binocular vision testing. To be more specific, this invention pertains to stressing the eye with light and measuring the time for vision function to return. 
     Related Art 
     U.S. Pat. No. 9,560,960, Patent Date Feb. 7, 2017. AMBLYOMETER FOR BALANCING BRIDGE RIVALROUS BINOCULAR VISION. 
     BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Bleaching photoreceptors with light temporally suppresses visual function and is the basis for photo stressing the macula. Once bright light stimulation ceases, the recovery phase begins and the visual function begins to improve and eventually full vision returns. The time from cessation of stimulation and return of vision is termed the “recovery time” of the recovery period. Recovery time is prolonged in certain diseases of the macula, which provides important information for diagnosis and management. 
     The heretofore method of measuring the recovery time has been to stimulate one eye with a bright light, transfer sighting from the light source to a reading chart in a different location, and clock the recovery time, the ability to read letters or other symbols of a specified size. In my invention, recovery is measured by simultaneous comparison of relative stimulus brightness, in one embodiment the comparison is between the two eyes and in the other embodiment is between stressed and unstressed retina of the same eye. Photo-stress recovery time is measured first in one eye and then the other eye. The recovery time is usually 30 to 60 seconds for the normal eye. Depending upon the strength and duration of the stimulus, the normal recovery time can vary. In prior methods, the examiner uses whatever light source is handy; typically the indirect ophthalmoscope set-on bright, a penlight, or a fiber-optic curved examination light. The disadvantages of prior methods of photo-stress testing are: (1) lack of sensitivity because the difference between normal and abnormal recovery times are often very similar, particularly in mild disease states, (2) the brightness stimulus is often not standardized among investigator, (3) using the identification of symbols as the endpoint, the endpoint may not be solely dependent on recovery time since confounding visual problems, such as cataract that reduces visual acuity or patchy vision in macular degeneration could influence seeing the endpoint, (4) the endpoint is referenced to reading a chart of unspecified brightness and brightness of the reading chart can influence the readability of symbols, and (5) the time interval between light stimulation and physical transfer to a reading chart may be longer than the recovery time. 
     Prior methods of photo stressing entail flooding the eye with a diffuse light source, which stimulates the retina far beyond the central retina, the macula. It is the macula that is the target for photo-stress testing, which is populated by cones and is the center for reading and color vision. The sole purpose of photo-stress is to evaluate macular function; it is not necessary to stimulate the entire retina. Novel to my invention is focal light stimulation that confines photo-stress to the central part of the retina, the macula. Also novel to my invention is the concept of relative photo-stress where the endpoint is the simultaneous comparison of two regions of brightness. Central macular stimulation and relative brightness endpoints are key elements of my invention for both monocular and binocular photo-stress testing, as I shall disclose. 
     This invention describes focal macular stimulation for photo-stress testing where the relative brightness sense is compared either binocularly or monocularly. The binocular version utilizes binocular brightness rivalry as described in Hofeldt patent (US 20130100400 A1), which is termed the Hofeldt Bridge® and the monocular version utilizes central macular brightness verses peripheral retina brightness during and after the recovery time. In the Hofeldt patent, rivalry was used to identify diseases that cause loss of brightness in the affected eye due to neuronal dysfunction. I have discovered a new application of the Hofeldt Bridge® using light stimulation to one eye that produces temporary reduction of brightness in that eye as compared to the opposite eye that can last from 15 seconds to 5 minutes or more depending upon the testing parameters. The Hofeldt Bridge® provides precise brightness comparison between the two eyes with an endpoint that is easy to judge, simply the relative brightness comparison of a top visual impression to a bottom visual impression. For the monocular version, focal light stimulation of the central macular produces a dark round central afterimage; using a bull&#39;s eye configuration, the endpoint is when the center of the bull&#39;s eye representing the light stimulated area becomes equally bright as the peripheral ring of the bull&#39;s eye that represents the non-stimulated peripheral retina. The endpoints of both methods are based solely upon relative brightness, totally different than the conventional photo-stress endpoint of identifying or not identifying symbols. 
     This application will describe four embodiments for measuring photo-stress: (1) a mechanical stereo-viewer for monocular and binocular testing, (2) a graphic display device with a double polarizing filter system for monocular and binocular testing, (3) a graphic display device viewed through a stereo-viewer for monocular and binocular testing, and (4) a graphic display device viewed directly for monocular testing. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Detailed descriptions of the embodiments are provided herein. It is to be understood, however, that the present invention may be embodied in various forms. Therefore, specific details disclosed herein are not to be interpreted as limiting, but rather as a basis for the claims and as a representative basis for teaching one skilled in the art to employ the present invention in virtually any appropriate detailed invention, structure or manner. In the drawings, R for right and L for left labels have been included to clarify positions. 
     The Hofeldt Bridge® consists of at least two rivalrous stimulus pairs aligned vertically where each pair has a bright and a dim stimulus and where the bright stimulus in one pair is viewed by the left eye and in the other pair by the right eye, a reciprocal arrangement. By convention in this application, the left eye views the top impression (left eye stimulus is brighter than right eye stimulus) and the right eye views the bottom impression (right eye stimulus is brighter than the left eye stimulus) as illustrated in  FIG. 16 . For normal sighted people viewing two vertically aligned reciprocal brightness pairs of identical brightness values, the resulting top and bottom impressions appear of equal brightness. For people with defective vision in one eye causing loss of brightness, the two vertically aligned top and bottom impressions will not appear equally bright; by convention the top impression appears dim when the left eye is defective and the bottom impression appears dim when the right eye is defective. 
     The testing procedure for rivalrous photo-stress testing using the Hofeldt Bridge® consists of (1) establishing the baseline brightness sense balance of the patient by adjusting the right-left brightness until the fused rivalrous stimulus pairs appear of equal brightness (this step balances the brightness for those with a defect in one eye), (2) using the established baseline, stress the macula of one eye for a specified duration with a bright light stimulus on a black backdrop having an embedded timer displaying seconds in black numbers to signal light ON and light OFF and serving as a fixation point, preferable with a focal beam of a diameter subtending an angle less than that of a 20/400 symbol (the impression seen by the eye that received photo-stress will appear to be relatively darker), (3) measuring with a second embedded timer the duration (recovery time) until the fused stimulus pairs appear of equal brightness, (4) wait a sufficient time (preferably 5 to 10 minutes) for the eyes to fully recover before stressing the opposite eye, (5) stress the macula of the opposite eye using the same parameters, (6) time the duration (recovery time) until the fused stimulus pairs appear of equal brightness, and (7) compare the recovery times to the opposite eye and to a external standard. A macular disease is signally when the recovery time between the two eyes differ significantly from each other or from the standard. 
     My monocular photo-stress testing consist of (1) providing a black backdrop for focal light stimulation of the eye, (2) stressing the macula of one eye for a specified duration measured with an embedded timer by a bright focal light stimulus of specified brightness of a diameter subtending an angle preferably less than that the dimensions of a 20/400 symbol, (3) observing a “bull&#39;s eye” backdrop immediately after photo-stress light for judging the recover time by comparing the photo-stressed white center of the bull&#39;s eye to the non-photo-stressed peripheral white ring, (4) measuring the time (with a second embedded timer) for the dark afterimage within the central bull&#39;s to appear equally bright as the white peripheral ring (5) stressing the macula of the opposite eye under the same parameters and (6) compare the recovery times to the opposite eye and to a external standard. A macular disease is signally when the recovery time between the two eyes differ significantly from each other or from the standard. Monocular photo-stressing can be performed on a graphic display device within a stereo viewing where each eye is stressed independently while both eyes are open or by observing a graphic display device and closing the eye not being stressed. 
     I have four embodiments for administrating relative brightness photo-stress testing: (1) a mechanical stereo-viewer for monocular and binocular testing, (2) a graphic display device with a double polarizing filter system for monocular and binocular testing, (3) a graphic display device viewed through a stereo-viewer for monocular and binocular testing, and (4) a graphic display device viewed directly for monocular testing. 
     My first embodiment is illustrated in the frontal view in  FIG. 1  by stereo-viewer  1  constructed of metal or plastic having left chamber  2  and right chamber  3  connected by rectangular bar  11  which is adjustable to accommodate different inter-pupillary distances. Bar  11  is connected to left chamber  2  by bracket  14   a  having removal baseplate  14   b  and to right chamber  3  by bracket  15   a  having a removal baseplate  15   b  attached by screws. Retainer  12  and  13  limits the excursion of bar  11  and setscrews  16  and  17  secures bar  11 , which maintains the spacing between chamber  2  and chamber  3 . Cable  10  connects the electronics of chambers  2  and  3 . Optical lenses  8  and  9  provide clear focus of test stimuli and wheels  6  and  7  adjust focusing of lenses  8  and  9 . Knobs  4  and  5  attach to potentiometers, which adjust the voltage of the illuminating bulbs and thereby the brightness of the test stimuli. 
     In  FIG. 2  is the rear view of stereo-viewer  1  showing the readout of digital voltmeters  20  and  21 . The voltage is adjusted by turning the knobs  4  and  5  of potentiometers. In  FIG. 3  in a top view of stereo-viewer  1  with the top panel remove to show the interior mechanisms. In  FIGS. 4 and 5  are side views,  FIG. 4  shows the side panel attached and in  FIG. 5  the side panel is removed. Four of screw  41  fit into four of nut  43  to secure the panel. Lens frames  50  and  51  move forwards and backwards to accommodate the focusing needs of the patient. In  FIG. 3  frame  50  is supported and slides on smooth rods  32   a ,  32   b  and  32   c  and is propelled by a screw mechanism where by turning threaded wheel  6  that meshes with threaded rod  30  moves frame  50 . Referring to  FIG. 6 , Frame  51  shows opening  53   a  that receives rod  33   a , opening  53   b  that receives rod  33   b , opening  53   c  that receives rod  33   c  and threaded rod  31  attaches to nut  55 , nut  55  prevents threaded rod  31  from rotating. The same mechanism is deployed for frame  50  where turning wheel  6  moves frame  50  along rods  32   a ,  32   b , and  32   c .  FIG. 7  is a top view of stereo-viewer  1  showing a window for viewing timer  37  displaying the recovery time. 
     In  FIGS. 9 a  and 9 b    are frames  38   a  and  38   b  for housing black backdrops  58  and  59 . Bull&#39;s eye target  52   a  in backdrop  58  and bull&#39;s eye target  52   b  consists of peripheral ring  97   a ; black ring  98   a  and center  99   a  in backdrop  59  are for monocular photo-stress testing. Bulb  26  ( FIGS. 3 and 5 ) aiming at the center of lens  8  and bulb  27  aiming at the center of lens  9  are the illumination source producing focal light stimulation for photo-stress. The patient is directed to look down at the light during photo-stress. During monocular photo-stress testing of the left eye black backdrop  58  within frame  38   a  is inserted into stereo-viewer  1  and for right eye testing black backdrop  59  ( FIG. 9 b   ) within frame  38   b  is inserted into stereo-viewer  1 . Bulbs  28  and  29 , being double or single, provide uniform illumination for comparing the relative brightness of the white center of the bull&#39;s eye to the peripheral white ring after photo-stress. Frames  38   a ,  38   b ,  39   a  and  39   b  slide in and out of stereo-viewer  1 , which allows for changing binocular and or monocular stimuli. 
     For binocular photo-stress stimulation frames  39   a  and  39   b  are inserted into stereo-viewer  1 . Only bulb  28  and  29  provide background and brightness is individually adjustable with potentiometers. Potentiometer  24  adjusts the brightness of bulb  28  and potentiometer  25  adjusts the brightness of bulb  29  and are powered by battery  36  through Electronic Control Unit (ECU)  35  while the voltage of the circuits are visible on digital voltmeters  20  and  21 . The voltage and bulb brightness are linearly related. The patient rotates knob  4  or  5 , which changes the voltage of the circuit feeding the bulbs  28  or  29  until the vertically aligned rivalrous stimulus pairs appear equally bright. This sets the baseline or starting point, which must be where the brightness appears equal in the two eyes. In  FIGS. 10 a  and 10 b    are fusible stimuli consisting of stimulus pair  56   a  and  56   b  and stimulus pair  57   a  and  57   b . The patient simultaneously views stimulus pair  56   a  and  56   b  and stimulus pair  57   a  and  57   b . Upon binocular fusion, stimuli  56   a  and  56   b  fuse to form a single top impression and stimuli  57   a  and  57   b  fuse to form a single bottom impression. When the Hofeldt Bridge® is balanced, the resultant top and bottom impressions that are viewed simultaneously will appear of equal brightness, which is an easily recognizable endpoint. For the normal sighted patient the voltage displayed on voltmeters  20  and  21  is the same, but for a patient with a defect, the voltage displayed on voltmeters  20  and  21  are different. When there is a defect in one eye, the fused top and bottom impressions will not appear of equal brightness when the voltmeters are of equal voltage. To bring the two eyes into balance, the potentiometer is adjusted by dimming the bulb brightness to the healthier eye until the top and bottom impressions appear of equal brightness; when the Hofeldt Bridge® is in balance the voltmeter feeding the circuit of the healthier eye will show the lower voltage. The Hofeldt Bridge® must be balanced prior to photo-stress testing because the endpoint of photo-stress testing is when the top and bottom impressions appear equally bright. If the top and bottom impression are unequally bright prior to photo-stress stimulation, the endpoint of equal brightness cannot be obtained. The procedure is to adjust brightness until the endpoint of equality is achieved and at that setting apply focal photo-stress with bulbs  26  or  27 , first to one eye and clock the recovery time, and then photo-stress the opposite eye and clock the recovery time. 
     Turn back to  FIG. 7  where top panels are attached. Timer  37  integrated into ECU  35  is visible and displays the time elapsed for recovery from photo-stress stimulation. The remote illustrated in  FIG. 8  is wireless and controls the multiple functions of stereo-viewer  1 , which are illustrated in the circuit diagram of  FIG. 11 . Button  71  powers both potentiometer and the patient turns knobs  4  and  5  ( FIG. 3 ) manually to adjusts the brightness for measuring the baseline Hofeldt Bridge® brightness balance status. Button  72  controls the timer, the patient signals the endpoint by pressing button  72 , which stops the timer for both monocular photo-stress and rivalous photo-stress testing and records the elapsed time. Buttons  73  and  74  activate photo-stress stimulation for rivalrous photo-stress testing, button  73  is pressed for the right eye and button  74  for the left eye. Button  75  and  76  activate photo-stress stimulation for monocular photo-stress; button  75  is pressed for the right eye and button  76  for the left eye. Alternatively, manual switching could be used to activate the above functions. 
     Photo-stress testing methods will be elaborated on during the detailed description of the other embodiments since the methodology is similar for all embodiments. 
     My second embodiment designed for both binocular and monocular photo-stress testing consists of a graphic display device with a double polarizing filter system as shown in  FIGS. 12-17 . The double polarizing filter system was first described in Hofeldt patent (US 20130100400 A1) for measuring the relative brightness sense for other than photo-stress analysis. In  FIG. 12  is graphic display device  60  having stimuli  61  and  62  of equal opacity, horizontal polarizing filter  63  and vertical polarizing filter  64 . Filters  63  and  64  can be temporarily or permanently attached to the screen surface. Polarizing glasses  65  have a left polarizing filter matching the orientation of filter  63  that transmits stimulus  61 . The left eye cannot see stimulus  62  because the vertical polarizing filter  64  blocks the view of the left filter of glasses  65 . Likewise the right eye viewing through the right filter of glasses  65  sees stimulus  62  but not stimulus  61 . Even though there is depicted only two stimuli,  61  and  62 , the Hofeldt Bridge® of two rivalrous stimulus pairs is operative. The brightness rivalrous stimulus pairs are (1) stimulus  61  (100% brightness) seen with the left eye is rivalrous with the black (0% brightness) polarizing blocking filter  63  seen with the right eye and (2) stimulus  62  (100% brightness) seen with the right eye is rivalrous with the black (0% brightness) polarizing blocking filter  64  seen with the left eye. Impressions  80  and  81  have brightness values of 50%, the mean of the rival pairs (0 and 100% brightness). Of note, by inducing partial light blockage within the polarizing system by tilting the polarizing glasses reveals two rivalrous sets of hearts. With partial blocking, brightness changes are proportionate to the two eyes and the rivalrous stimulus pairs remain reciprocally equal and fulfill Hofeldt Bridge® principles. For the normal sighted patient, mental perception  66   a  registers stimuli  80  and  81  of equal brightness (50%, mean of 100% and 0%). Should stimuli  80  and  81  appear of unequal brightness, one eye has defective vision. For binocular photo stimulation, the baseline brightness of the top and bottom impressions must appear equally bright. To equalize the brightness of the top and bottom impressions, the brighter image is dimmed by toggling though a presentation program series of graded images of decreasing brightness until the two vertical aligned images appear equally bright to the patient. Typically each series has 6 selections ranging from 0 to 1.5 log units of light attenuation in 0.3 log unit increments. In the first series the top impression progressively dims and in a second series the bottom impression progressively dims. The patient toggles through the two series until a selection is made where the top and bottom impressions appear of equal brightness and this becomes the baseline for photo-stress testing for that patient. Once the defect is quantified, a hyperlink links the patient to the correctly balanced baseline for photo-stress testing. Photo stressing is administered only after the imbalance is balanced, so that everyone starts with a balanced brightness status. Once balanced as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , photo stressing is the same for everyone. The duration of photo exposure is preferably 30 seconds, but can be of other durations. As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the routine is to expose the eye (in this case right eye) to a focal light stimulus as seen in perception  66   b  for a specified time as timer  67   b  ticks down, followed by presenting the balanced brightness endpoint as in  FIG. 14 . For a normal patient the endpoint balance is 50% brightness for each eye as illustrated in  FIG. 14 . For those with a brightness defect, the brightness value would not the same in both eyes at endpoint. When the recovery phase begins as in  FIG. 14 , timer  77   a  and impression timer  77   b  display zero and will show the elapsed seconds as the endpoint is approached. During recovery the patient sees dimly in the photo-stressed eye as shown by impression  81  (right eye) compared to the unstressed left eye in impression  80  of perception  66   c . The endpoint of photo-stress is moment when 80 and 81 impressions appear equally bright as illustrated in  FIG. 15 , in this example the recovery time is 25 seconds as shown by timer  77   b  in perception  66   d.    
     Monocular photo stressing is much simpler because there is no need to measure the brightness sense balance since each eye is tested independently. My second embodiment allows monocular testing without covering one eye since the polarizing system separates the vision of the two eyes. In  FIGS. 16 and 17  is illustrated the technique for photo stressing the right eye, the process is the same for the left eye. While wearing polarizing glasses  65  the program presents focal light stimulus  62  as time (T) ticks away in timers  77   a  and  77   b  for a specified period of time. This is seen in perception  66   c  as impression  62   b  at time  77   b . The patient is instructed to watch the timer, which insures the patient is focusing directly on the light. In  FIG. 17  is the bull&#39;s eye target consisting of peripheral white ring  97   a , black ring  98   a  and center  97   a . Photo exposure causes the center  99   b  to appear dimmer to the patient than peripheral ring  97   b  as depicted in  FIG. 17 . As recovery progresses, center  99   b  becomes brighter and at the endpoint, peripheral ring  97   b  and center  99   b  will appear of equal brightness and at that moment the number appearing on timer  77   a  and  77   b  is the recovery time. 
     My third embodiment entails a graphic display device viewed through stereo-viewer  78  as shown in  FIG. 18-35 . For this embodiment stereo-viewer  78  having focusing lenses  89   a  and  89   b  attaches to graphic display device  60  for viewing stimuli consisting of rivalrous light heart pairs; top heart pair  56   a  and  56   b  and bottom heart pair  57   a  and  57   b . The variety of rival stimuli is endless and should not be considered limited to hearts. The rivalous pairs are stacked vertically with the left stimulus of one pair being brighter than the right stimulus and vice versa for the second stimulus pair where the right stimulus is brighter than the left stimulus as seen in  FIG. 16 . The brightness of  56   a  and  57   b  are equal and the brightness of  57   a  and  56   b  are equal, and is termed reciprocal brightness. Embedded timer  77   a  displays the duration of stimulation and recovery. The “T” appearing in drawings signifies timer of unspecified seconds. 
       FIG. 19  shows stereo-viewer  78  attached to graphic display device  60  and mental perception  66   e  as the patient views through stereo-viewer  78  in  FIG. 20 . Top impression  90  and bottom impression  91  should appear of equal brightness at baseline for a normal patient. Should impressions  90  and  91  not appear equally bright, one eye has defective brightness sense. For judging the relative binocular photo-stress endpoint, the baseline brightness of the top and bottom impressions must appear equally bright prior to photo stressing because this is the reference point for recovery. For the patient with normal brightness sense, the top and bottom impression will appear equally bright when their luminous values are equal. For a patient with defective brightness balance, the luminous values of the top or bottom impression must be adjusted until they appear equally bright to the patient. To equalize the relative brightness of the top and bottom impressions, two series of vertically aligned stimulus pairs are presented to the patient where the brightness of one of the stimuli is varied. The first series dims the top impression and a second series dims the bottom impression. The patient toggles through the two series until a selection is made where the top and bottom impressions appear of equal brightness and this becomes the baseline for photo-stress testing for this patient. The preferred brightness different of stimuli in the series is 0.3 log unit increments, but other values may be used. 
       FIG. 21  depicts the photo-stress stimulation phase where the left eye is photo stressed by light  67   a . Mental perception  66   f  shows bright light impression  67   b  and timer impression  68   b  displaying 20 seconds. The recovery phase is depicted in  FIG. 22  where top  90  of the photo stressed left eye appears dimmer than impression  91  of the right eye. When the recovery phase reaches the endpoint, impression  90  and  91  become equally bright as shown in mental perception  66   h  in  FIG. 23 . 
     A more elaborate version of my third embodiment is seen in  FIGS. 24-35  where the patient is able to observe a range of binocular imbalances to select a brightness match to the central image  101   a  for the endpoint of binocular brightness balance. In this embodiment multiple rival pairs are consecutively viewed in a ring configuration (rings  105  and  106 ) where the designated image pairs for judging the relative brightness endpoint is surrounded by rectangles  93  and  94 . For neutralizing left eye defects, the right eye attenuating series  106  dims the right eye in a graded series (100%, 75%, 60%, 50%, 40%, 30%, 25%, and 20%) while series  105  is the fixed density series (25%) of the rival images. In  FIG. 24 , fixed series  105  is on the left and in  FIG. 25 ; fixed series  105  is on the right side. For neutralizing right eye defects the progressive  106  series is on the right side and the fixed  105  series is on the left side as arranged in  FIG. 24 . Activating hyperlink  90  causes the series of graded stimuli to rotate clockwise and  91  causes counter-clockwise rotation of that series. In  FIGS. 24-35  percentages are used to illustrate brightness, where 100% is the brightest and when an image pair fuses, the brightness of the impression is the mean of the individual image values. In  FIGS. 24 and 25  images in positions  100   a  (25% brightness) and  100   b  (100% brightness) fuse to form the image in position  100   c  (63% brightness) and images in positions  101   a  (100% brightness) and  101   b  (25% brightness) fuse to form the image in position  101   c  (63% brightness) and together yield impressions  66   i  and  66   j  where images in positions  100   c  and  101   c  are of equal brightness. Please note that in  FIGS. 24 and 25 , rings  105  and  106  are transposed. In  FIG. 24 , right  106  is in position to neutralize a left eye defect and in  FIG. 25 ; left  106  is in position to neutralize a right eye defect. In this embodiment, the stimulation series is arranged such that the eye being photo stressed is the eye-viewing ring  105 , this is a convention that provides that the bottom heart is the one that dims during photo-stress as illustrated in  FIGS. 26 and 27 . In  FIG. 28  the left eye is viewing wheel  105  and the right eye is viewing wheel  106  and together fuse to form perception  66   k . In  FIG. 29  the left eye is being photo stressed as seen in perception  66   l , the eye-viewing wheel  105 . In  FIG. 30  is illustrated an unbalanced left eye defect noted by dark appearing  101   c  in perception  66   m . In  FIG. 31  is illustrated the balancing of that defect, which was achieved by advancing ring  106  from 100% to 75% brightness and confirmed by the equal brightness of  100   c  and  101   c  in perception  66   n . The balanced illustration in  FIG. 31  is ready for photo stressing of that left eye defect. In comparison balancing of a right eye defect is illustrated in  FIGS. 32 and 33 . In  FIG. 32 , impression  66   o  shows an apparent darkening of the  101   c  compared to  100   c  even though the true brightness of  100   c  and  101   c  are equal (63%). To bring this defect into balance, wheel  106  in  FIG. 32  is rotated counter clockwise to 60% which yields 43% fused brightness and equalizes the apparent brightness of  100   c  and  101   c  of impression  66   p  as seen in  FIG. 33 . This right eye is now in balanced and ready for photo stressing. 
       FIGS. 34 and 35  illustrate for comparison the method of photo stressing a patient without a defect and a patient without a defect. In  FIG. 34  is illustrated the method of photo stressing a patient with no defect. Panoramic perception  110  shows fused rival images  100   c  and  101   c  of 63% brightness. Perception  66   q  shows photo-stress stimulus  68   b  and perception  66   r  shows relative dimness of  101   c  due to photo suppression. In Perception  66   s , impressions  100   c  and  101   c  appear of equal brightness and the eye has recovered. In  FIG. 35  is illustrated the method of photo stressing a patient with a defect. Panoramic perception  111  shows fused rival images  100   c  of 43% and  101   c  of 63% brightness, which is the endpoint when  100   c  and  101   c  appear equally bright to the patient. Perception  66   t  shows photo-stress stimulus  68   b  and perception  66   u  shows relative dimness of  101   c  compared to  100   c  due to photo suppression. In Perception  66   v , impressions  100   c  and  101   c  appear of equal brightness and the eye has recovered from photo-stress. 
     My third embodiment of viewing a presentation program in graphic display device within a stereo-viewer also provides for monocular photo-stress testing as illustrated in  FIGS. 36 and 38 . This is the simplest embodiment and ingeniously measures relative monocular photo-stress recovery macula by comparing photo stressed macula to unstressed retina within the same eye. The comparison is between the recovering macula and unstressed more peripheral retina while using a single device. This is unlike traditional photo-stress testing where recovery is based upon reading acuity and requires physically changing from a photo-stressing device to acuity testing device. To encourage fixation during photo stressing, numerals of digital timer  68   a  appear within focal light  67   a  to encourage focusing on the bright stimulus as seen in perception  66   w . In  FIG. 37  a Bull&#39;s eye formed by white center  99   b , contiguous peripheral rings  97   a  and  98   a  where  98   a  is dark or black and  97   a  and  99   a  are the same brightness. Following photo-stress by focal light  67   a , center  99   b  appears darker than ring  97   b , which indicates suppression of the macula. During the recovery phase timer  77  appears below the bull&#39;s eye for timing of the endpoint as seen in  FIG. 37  in perception  66   x . The digital timers are a series of number appearing at regular intervals (preferably every second) recorded in a movie format and embedded within the presentation program. In  FIG. 38  center  99   b  of the Bull&#39;s eye is equally bright as ring  97   b  in perception  66   y  and signals the endpoint of recovery. By simply touching the screen stops the times and freezes the numerical endpoint. 
     My fourth embodiment is viewing a presentation on a graphic display device without the use of a stereo viewer. This embodiment requires the patient to cover or close the eye not being tested. As seen in  FIG. 39 , focal light stimulus  67   a  produces impression  67   b  of perception  66   z   1 . In  FIG. 40  recovery time is being measured as the center  99   b  of the bull&#39;s eye approaches the same brightness as the peripheral ring  97   b  of perception  66   z   2 . In  FIG. 41  recovery is complete as illustrated by equal brightness of center  99   b  and peripheral ring  97  in perception  66   z   3 . To test the opposite eye, repeat the process with the other eye closed or covered. 
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
       FIG. 1 . Frontal view of stereo-viewer 
       FIG. 2 . Rear view of stereo-viewer 
       FIG. 3 . Top view of stereo-viewer with top covers removed 
       FIG. 4 . Side view of stereo-viewer with top covers attached 
       FIG. 5 . Side view of stereo-viewer with covers removed 
       FIG. 6 . Fontal view of lens frame 
       FIG. 7 . Top view of stereo-viewer with covers attached 
       FIG. 8 . Top view of wireless remote that communicates with the ECU 
       FIGS. 9 a  and 9 b   . Front view of frames for housing backdrops 
       FIGS. 10 a  and 10 b   . Fusible stimuli consisting of stimulus pairs 
       FIG. 11 . Circuit diagram 
       FIG. 12 . Graphic display device, double polarizing filter system and stacked stimuli 
       FIG. 13 . Graphic display device, double polarizing filter system and focal light stimulus with timer  67   b  displaying 22 seconds 
       FIG. 14 . Beginning of the recovery phase at 0 time,  81  appears darker than  80   
       FIG. 15 . End of recovery phase (25 seconds),  80  and  81  appear equally bright 
       FIG. 16 . Graphic display device, double polarizing filter system, and monocular photo stimulation of the right eye 
       FIG. 17 . Bull&#39;s eye target measuring monocular photo-stress recovery of the right eye 
       FIG. 18 . Graphic display device displaying rivalrous stimulus pairs where T signifies timer  77   
       FIG. 19 . Stereo-viewer  78  attached to graphic display device  60   
       FIG. 20 . Graphic display device  60  and perception  66   e  of fused rival image pairs 
       FIG. 21 . Left eye focal light stimulus  67   b  in perception  66   f    
       FIG. 22 . Post light stimulus showing suppression of  90 ,  90  appears darker than  91  in perception  66   g    
       FIG. 23 . Post recovery phase,  90  and  91  appear equally bright 
       FIG. 24 . Image arrangement for left eye photo stimulation 
       FIG. 25 . Image arrangement for right eye photo stimulation 
       FIG. 26 . Focal light  67  aligned to stimulate wheel  105  viewed by the left eye 
       FIG. 27 . Focal light  67  aligned to stimulate wheel  105  viewed by the right eye 
       FIG. 28 . The arrangement of  FIG. 26  prepared for photo stimulation 
       FIG. 29 . Photo stimulation of the right eye, which is viewing wheel  105  of  FIG. 28   
       FIG. 30 . Suppression of impression  101   c  of arrangement of  FIGS. 26 and 28   
       FIG. 31 . Recovery of suppression of arrangement of  FIGS. 26 and 28, 100   c  and  101   c  impressions appear equally bright 
       FIG. 32 . Arrangement of a right eye defect, wheel  105  seen by right eye, impression  101   c  appears darker than  100   c    
       FIG. 33 . Neutralization of right eye defect, wheel  106  advanced to 60% dimming the left eye, and impressions  100   c  and  101   c  appear equally bright 
       FIG. 34 . The sequence of photo stressing an eye without a brightness defect 
       FIG. 35 . The sequence of photo stressing an eye with a brightness defect 
       FIG. 36 . Graphic display device within a stereo-viewer with presentation showing focal photo stimulation of the left eye 
       FIG. 37 . Bull&#39;s eye target displayed photo recovery phase from left eye photo stimulation, impression  99   b  appears darker than impression  97   b    
       FIG. 38 . Bull&#39;s eye target showing recovery from left eye photo stimulation, impressions  97   b  and  99   b  appear equally bright 
       FIG. 39 . Graphic display device  60  with presentation program showing focal light photo-stress stimulus  67   a    
       FIG. 40 . Graphic display device  60  with presentation showing bull&#39;s eye photo-stress target with  99   b  dimmer than  97   b  in perception  66   z   2   
       FIG. 41 . Graphic display device with perception  66   z   3  showing recovery from photo-stress, center  99   b  and peripheral ring  97   b  appear equally bright.