How Is Jump Performance Affected in Male Athletes when Completed with a Visual Impairment?

SIGNIFICANCE

High-, long-, and triple-jump athletic events may need to consider whether it is appropriate to group vision-impaired athletes in the same classification with loss of different visual functions, and a greater emphasis may need to be placed on the visual field (VF) within the current classification system used.

PURPOSE

Athletes with vision impairment are grouped, based on their visual function, into one of three different classes (B1, B2, and B3, with B1 being the most severe). Athletes in class B2 have loss in visual acuity (VA; range, 1.50 to 2.60 logMAR) or VF (constricted to a diameter of

Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research