. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 1.

Published in final edited form as: Exp Eye Res. 2017 Jun 5;161:132–142. doi: 10.1016/j.exer.2017.06.003

Table 2.

Summary of effects on ocular growth and axial and choroidal rhythms for 4 different “brief” visual treatments.

	2 hr myopic defocus^*			2 hr hyperopic defocus			2 hr form deprivation			2 hr night light^**
	AM	NOON	PM	AM	NOON	PM	AM	NOON	PM	12 AM
Growth	Prevents inhibition	↓	↓	↑	↓	No effect	↓	↓	No effect	↑
Axial	Oscillate	Delayed^#	##No effect	Oscillate	Delayed^#	##No effect	Advanced^#	##No effect	##No effect	Oscillate
Choroid	No effect	No effect	No effect	Oscillate	Oscillate	No effect	Delayed	Oscillate	No effect	Oscillate

Direction of phase shift relative to ## group

↓ Inhibits growth; ↑ Stimulates growth

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