04/02
Today I work on measuring more pupil dilations under red light again! Just the same kinds of measurements I did in my previous post!
Here are some more photos with the equipment I use. I really like doing these measurements because I get to see how different people's eyes react to light, which can tell us a lot about how much melatonin is suppressed in the bodies. We can apply these findings to their ethnicity and eye color and connect hypotheses about melatonin suppression and, say, dark-colored eyes. The melatonin levels of people with dark-colored eyes are said to be more affected by light than the levels of those with light-colored eyes. I like to compare these hypotheses to my work!
Below is how I measure a pupil; the measuring tool tells me millimeters, which I then compare to the ruler underneath the eye.
My math is show in photo #2. This person has a pupil size of 5.97mm. That pupil is a little on the large side; a very common measurement is just 4-5mm.
Today I work on measuring more pupil dilations under red light again! Just the same kinds of measurements I did in my previous post!
Here are some more photos with the equipment I use. I really like doing these measurements because I get to see how different people's eyes react to light, which can tell us a lot about how much melatonin is suppressed in the bodies. We can apply these findings to their ethnicity and eye color and connect hypotheses about melatonin suppression and, say, dark-colored eyes. The melatonin levels of people with dark-colored eyes are said to be more affected by light than the levels of those with light-colored eyes. I like to compare these hypotheses to my work!
Below is how I measure a pupil; the measuring tool tells me millimeters, which I then compare to the ruler underneath the eye.
My math is show in photo #2. This person has a pupil size of 5.97mm. That pupil is a little on the large side; a very common measurement is just 4-5mm.
Great pictures - I really like the math on the side!
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