Virtual street crossing and scanning behavior in people with hemianopia: A step toward successful crossings.

ABSTRACT: Individuals with homonymous hemianopia (HH) may benefit from adopting compensatory crossing and scanning strategies to successfully cross streets. In this study, we explored the effect of HH on street crossing outcomes, crossing behavior and scanning behavior in a virtual environment. Individuals with real HH (N = 18), unimpaired vision (N = 18), and simulated HH (N = 18) crossed a virtual street displayed through a head-mounted display. Virtual cars approached from both directions, traveling at a speed of either 30 or 50 km/h. Participants' crossing and scanning behaviors were recorded and analyzed across groups and the two car speeds. Although individuals with real and simulated HH took more time to cross compared to individuals with unimpaired vision depending on the car speed, the numb

SUBMITTER: Postuma EMJL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12410284 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature