Optometry and Vision Science 2020 Journal Metrics
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Source: Optometry and Vision Science - August 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: EDITORIALS Source Type: research
Assessment of Visual Function and Performance in Paralympic Judo for Athletes with Vision Impairment
CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study suggest that VI judo competition should be split into separate categories for partially sighted and functionally blind athletes. The inclusion of visual functions in addition to VA does not improve the ability to predict performance in VI judo. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
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...
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Retinal Microvascular Vessel Density Differences between Adult Athletes and Nonathletes
This study aimed to evaluate the effects of regular physical activity on the retinal microvascular structure.
METHODS
This observational and cross-sectional study was conducted between January and July 2020 with participants aged 20 to 35 years who had a visual acuity of ≥20/20, axial length of 22 to 24 mm, refractive defect spherical equivalent of ≤±1 D, and IOP of ≤21 mmHg. Updated AngioScan software (Navis version 1.8.0) of Nidek's RS-3000 Advance system was used to analyze the spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography images.
RESULTS
A total of 60 rig...
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Objective Vision-related Indications for Clear and Tinted Football Helmet Visors
CONCLUSIONS
This objective list of eye and vision-related systemic conditions is intended to mitigate the risk of long-term eye damage and/or vision deprivation. Clear and especially tinted football helmet visors require the sports medicine team to evaluate factors that will maximize the vision, head, and neck health of the athlete while increasing accessibility to sports for individuals with unique abilities. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
The Association between Baseline Eye Tracking Performance and Concussion Assessments in High School Football Players
This study aimed to (1) examine the relationship between eye tracking performance (BOX score) and other common concussion evaluations, (2) identify if eye tracking adds novel information that augments baseline concussion evaluations, and (3) examine the effect of age, concussion history, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on eye tracking and other ophthalmological measures.
METHODS
A total of 102 male high school football athletes (age, 16.0 years; 95% confidence interval, 15.8 to 16.2 years) completed a series of visual and neurocognitive tests during their pre-season baseline assessment. The main outcome...
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Efficacy of a Digital Sports Vision Training Program for Improving Visual Abilities in Collegiate Baseball and Softball Athletes
CONCLUSIONS
No significant improvement differences were seen between experimental and placebo training groups. However, stereoacuity, contrast sensitivity, and depth perception achieved minimum clinical relevance. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
The Uses of Vision Data in Selecting Players for the Major League Baseball Draft
This report illustrates the potential uses of vision data in helping teams select players during the draft.
PURPOSE
Visual performance has gradually gained recognition in baseball as a tool that can optimize on-field performance. It also may be useful in player development programs that gradually move players toward the major league.
METHODS
Recently, over the past 5 years, vision data from six different major league teams were used by the authors to assess prospective players before the annual Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. One thousand three hundred forty-three vision forms were evaluated representing 7...
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Visual Cognition and Experience Mediate the Relation between Age and Decision Making in Youth Volleyball Players
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings demonstrate that visual cognition and volleyball experience mediate the relation between age and decision making independently, which indicates that they each influence different parts of the decision-making process. These results highlight the importance of the development of perceptual-cognitive skill in young players, and future research should further investigate the development of these skills as well as their underlying factors in different kinds of sports. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Association between Clinical Vision Measures and Visual Perception and Soccer Referees' On-field Performance
SIGNIFICANCE
The decisions taken by soccer officials are critically important to game management. Understanding the underlying processes that mediate expert performance in soccer refereeing may lead to a better standard of officiating. Vision is the dominant source of incoming information upon which officials rely to make their on-field decisions.
PURPOSE
We tested the hypothesis that performance on generic tests of vision and visual perception predicts domain-specific performance in elite-level soccer referees (R) and assistant referees (AR).
METHODS
We assessed the vision of R and AR who officiate at th...
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Comparison of Visual Search Behavior and Decision-making Accuracy in Expert and Novice Fencing Referees
CONCLUSIONS
According to the results of this study, it can be concluded that the difference in visual search behavior of expert and novice referees was one of the factors contributing to better decision making of expert referees. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Athletes Demonstrate Superior Dynamic Visual Acuity
This study was pre-registered with the Center for Open Science (https://osf.io/eu7qc).
RESULTS
At 30°/s, there were significant main effects of group (F = 4.762, P = .01) and motion type (F = 9.538, P = .004). Tukey post hoc analysis for groups indicated that athletes performed better than did the control group (t = −2.919, P (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Visual and Ocular Characteristics of eSports Participants
CONCLUSIONS
The prevalence of refractive error and the mean heterophoria were similar to population norms, and the mean stereoacuity was normal. However, accommodative lag was slightly higher, and the tear breakup time was lower than expected. Differences in these latter values were also noted between high- and low-level Overwatch players. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Pre-participation Vision Screening and Comprehensive Eye Care in National Collegiate Athletic Association Athletes
CONCLUSIONS
The pre-participation vision screening was largely able to identify athletes meeting the minimum visual acuity requirement for athlete clearance. It poorly identified those who might benefit from improved vision with refractive correction and those in whom sport-specific significant eye findings were noted. Comprehensive eye care had a clear benefit for the majority of athletes tested. This benefit needs to be balanced with the potential added costs and time constraints to players and athletic department staff. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: ORIGINAL INVESTIGATIONS Source Type: research
Topical Review: Understanding Vision Impairment and Sports Performance through a Look at Paralympic Classification
SIGNIFICANCE: To provide meaningful competition that is equitable for Paralympic athletes, classification systems are vital to determine which athletes are eligible to compete in adapted forms of sports and to group athletes for competition. Our discussion has important implications to inform how we should approach visual function assessment in sports performance. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 1, 2021 Category: Opthalmology Tags: REVIEWS Source Type: research
