Gaze Behavior of Older Adults in Responding to Unexpected Loss of Balance while Walking in an Unfamiliar Environment: a Pilot Study

Gaze Behavior of Older Adults in Responding to Unexpected Loss of Balance while Walking in an Unfamiliar Environment: a Pilot Study

Purpose: Rapid reach-to-grasp balance-recovery reactions play a critical role in preventing falls. Recent young-adult studies suggest these reactions may be guided using stored visuo-spatial information from the central field, and that peripheral vision may also play an important role. This study us...

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Main Authors: Emily C. King, Sandra M. McKay, Tracy A. Lee, Carol Y. Scovil, Amy L. Peters, Brian E. Maki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Journal of Optometry
Subjects:
visual attention
eye movements
aging
postural balance
reaching and grasping
peripheral vision
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1888429609700342

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