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THE dependence of the diameter of the pupil of the human eye in the dark on the age of the subject, derived from a large amount of statistical material, is important not only for ophthalmology and neurology but also for physiological and practical optics.
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KADLECOVÁ, V., PELEŠKA, M. & VAŠKO, A. Dependence on Age of the Diameter of the Pupil in the Dark. Nature 182, 1520–1521 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/1821520a0
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