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THE EFFECT OF ALCOHOL ON THE VISUAL AND OCULAR MOTOR SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
WILSON GAYLE,
MITCHELL REG
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
australian journal of opthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.3
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1442-9071
pISSN - 0310-1177
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-9071.1983.tb01099.x
Subject(s) - visual acuity , alcohol , depressant , ingestion , medicine , audiology , ethanol , psychology , ophthalmology , chemistry , psychiatry , organic chemistry , biochemistry
Alcohol is generally considered to be a central nervous system (CNS) depressant. This effect is progressive from higher cortical centres through to fundamental body functions. The effect of alcohol ingestion on the visual and ocular motor systems of ten healthy subjects was the basis of this study. Significant changes in the following resulted from the ingestion of 0. 375 g/kg of 10% ethanol alcohol: prism measurements of deviations for near and distance, ocular movements, convergence near point, and visual acuity at six metres. No significant change was observed following testing of stereopsis or near visual acuity.