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Visual training improves underwater vision in children

Författare

Summary, in English

Children in a tribe of sea-gypsies from South-East Asia have been found to have superior underwater vision compared to European children. In this study, we show that the improved underwater vision of these Moken children is not due to better contrast sensitivity in general. We also show that European children can achieve the same underwater acuity as the Moken children. After I month of underwater training (I I sessions) followed by 4 months with no underwater activities, European children showed improved underwater vision and distinct bursts of pupil constriction. When tested 8 months after the last training session in an outdoor pool in bright sunlight-comparable to light environments in South-East Asia-the children had attained the same underwater acuity as the sea-gypsy children. The achieved performance can be explained by the combined effect of pupil constriction and strong accommodation. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Publiceringsår

2006

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

3443-3450

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Vision Research

Volym

46

Issue

20

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Zoology

Nyckelord

  • perceptual learning
  • acuity
  • contrast sensitivity
  • pupil
  • accommodation

Status

Published

Forskningsgrupp

  • Lund Vision Group

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 1878-5646