Accommodation to perceived depth in stereotests

The question of whether the eye may accommodate to the stimulus provided by apparent depth in stereograms is considered theoretically in relation to the magnitudes of the disparities and viewing distances found in typical clinical stereotests. It is concluded that, for the relevant range of disparities (less than or equal to 2000 arc sec), any shift in accommodation is likely to be small (less than or equal to 0.15 D). An experimental study with two different clinical stereotests (Lang, TNO) confirms this prediction. (C) 1998 The College of Optometrists. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.