ArticleRestorative neurology and neuroscience2017
Waist-up protection for blind individuals using the EyeCane as a primary and secondary mobility aid.
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- Topical Review: Impact of Central Vision Loss on Navigation and Obstacle Avoidance while Walking.Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry · 2022Pooled it
- A direct comparison of sound and vibration as sources of stimulation for a sensory substitution glove.Cognitive research: principles and implications · 2023Article
- The Unfolding Space Glove: A Wearable Spatio-Visual to Haptic Sensory Substitution Device for Blind People.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- The Topo-Speech sensory substitution system as a method of conveying spatial information to the blind and vision impaired.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2022Article
- Blindness and the Reliability of Downwards Sensors to Avoid Obstacles: A Study with the EyeCane.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Spatial navigation with horizontally spatialized sounds in early and late blind individuals.PloS one · 2021Article
- Brain-Machine Interfaces to Assist the Blind.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2021Review
- Balance in Blind Subjects: Cane and Fingertip Touch Induce Similar Extent and Promptness of Stance Stabilization.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2018Article
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Abstract
backgroundOne of the most stirring statistics in relation to the mobility of blind individuals is the high rate of upper body injuries, even when using the white-cane.
objectiveWe here addressed a rehabilitation- oriented challenge of providing a reliable tool for blind people to avoid waist-up obstacles, namely one of the impediments to their successful mobility using currently available methods (e.g., white-cane).
methodsWe used the EyeCane, a device we developed which translates distances from several angles to haptic and auditory cues in an intuitive and unobtrusive manner, serving both as a primary and secondary mobility aid. We investigated the rehabilitation potential of such a device in facilitating visionless waist-up body protection.
resultsAfter ∼5 minutes of training with the EyeCane blind participants were able to successfully detect and avoid obstacles waist-high and up. This was significantly higher than their success when using the white-cane alone. As avoidance of obstacles required participants to perform an additional cognitive process after their detection, the avoidance rate was significantly lower than the detection rate.
conclusionOur work has demonstrated that the EyeCane has the potential to extend the sensory world of blind individuals by expanding their currently accessible inputs, and has offered them a new practical rehabilitation tool.
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