Open AccessThe Effect of Simulated Central Field Loss on Street-crossing Decision-Making in Young Adult Pedestrians
Author(s) -
Essam Almutleb,
Shirin E. Hassan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
optometry and vision science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.779
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1538-9235
pISSN - 1040-5488
DOI - 10.1097/opx.0000000000001502
Subject(s) - blind spot , central scotoma , reliability (semiconductor) , level crossing , pedestrian crossing , simulation , poison control , statistics , computer science , mathematics , pedestrian , medicine , transport engineering , geography , artificial intelligence , engineering , physics , power (physics) , archaeology , quantum mechanics , environmental health
This study explored the street-crossing decision-making performance of young normally sighted subjects with simulated central field loss (CFL). The results suggest that using eccentric viewing enables a person to make safe and reliable street-crossing decisions.