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ArticleOptometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry2015

Head-Eye Coordination Increases with Age and Varies across Countries.

Frédéric J A M Poirier, Guillaume Giraudet, Jocelyn Faubert

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Article in Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Frédéric J A M Poirier*PhD Université de Montréal, Ecole d'Optometrie, Montréal, Québec, Canada (all authors); and Essilor Canada, Montréal, Québec, Canada (GG).
Guillaume Giraudet
Jocelyn Faubert
Essilor (Canada) · CAUniversité du Québec · CA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHead movements in older people may contribute to their dizziness and equilibrium problems. Head gain is the ratio of head movement to total movement (head + eye) when executing a saccade to an eccentric target. Two studies have investigated the relationship between head gain and age but have provided conflicting results.

methodsWe report head gain data collected from research laboratories and optician stores. Our sample sizes are much larger (n = 657 for laboratory, n = 64,458 for optician stores), permitting more detailed analyses.

resultsThe head-eye coefficient, expressed as 100 times the square root of head gain, was bimodal with one mode of primarily eye movers and one mode of eye-and-head movers. Head-eye coefficient increased with age and was invariant with eye correction and gender. We also found an effect of nation that seemed associated with gross domestic product or by latitude (in the northern hemisphere) and log population density. DISCUSSION: Assuming that head movements and visual distortions contribute to dizziness and equilibrium problems, our study suggests that customizing eyewear based on age and country may help in reducing the prevalence of problems associated with head and/or eye movements.

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EthnicityAdultAgingEye MovementsFemaleHead MovementsHumansMaleMiddle AgedPsychomotor PerformanceSaccades

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PMID26421683
PMCPMC4623845
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