A method to characterize compensatory oculomotor strategies following simulated central vision loss.

ABSTRACT: Loss of central vision can be partially compensated by increased use of peripheral vision. For example, patients experiencing central vision loss due to disease (macular degeneration) or healthy participants trained with simulated central vision loss, tend to develop eccentric fixation spots for reading or other visual tasks. In both patients and in simulated conditions, there are substantial individual variations in the effective use of the periphery. The factors driving these individual differences are still unclear. Although early approaches have described some dimensions of these strategies, the field is still in its initial stages and important elements are often conflated when examining gaze patterns. Here, we propose a systematic approach to characterize oculomotor strategies in cas

SUBMITTER: Maniglia M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7521176 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature