Object Detection in the Ring Scotoma of a Monocular Bioptic Telescope (2011)

Amy L. Doherty, BA; Alex R. Bowers, PhD; Gang Luo, PhD; et al

Objective To evaluate the ability of the fellow eye to detect stimuli in the area corresponding to the ring scotoma (blind area) of a monocular bioptic telescope in simple conditions (conventional perimetry) and in more visually demanding conditions.

Conclusions To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate fellow-eye detection in the area of the ring scotoma with a monocular bioptic telescope under more realistic and visually demanding conditions than conventional perimetry. These results should ease the concern that the monocular ring scotoma might cause blindness to traffic outside the field of the telescope.

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