NTL Record

Title	Binocular fusion time in sleep-deprived subjects.
Record ID	39071
Personal Name Creator	Melton, C.E.; Wicks, Marlene
Corporate Contributor	United States. Office of Aviation Medicine
Publisher	Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Publication Date	19690100
Language	English
Abstract	The attainment of binocular single vision when the distance of gaze is changed is a component of total reaction time and may be critical in flight when the gaze is changed from the instrument panel to the outside or from the outside to the instrument panel. This report deals with the effect of fatigue induced by sleep deprivation on the binocular fusion reflex. Binocular fusion times were measured morning and evening in six subjects during 86 hours of sleep deprivation and in six control subjects. The binocular fusion reflex under the experimental conditions employed appeared to be resistant to fatigue incident to sleep-deprivation.
Rosap ID	dot:20894
Rosap URL	https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/20894
TRT Terms	Air pilots; Vision; Depth perception; Distance perception; Visual perception; Reaction time; Air transportation crashes; Physiological fatigue; Sleep deprivation; Eye; Eye fixations; Eye location; Eye movements; Vision tests; Experiments; Human subject testing
General Subjects	Air pilots; Aircraft accidents; Depth perception--Testing; Visual perception--Testing; Reaction time; Binocular vision; Flicker fusion; Diplopia; Heterophoria; Fatigue; Sleep deprivation
Classification	NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Accidents; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors
Geographical Coverage	United States
Report Number	AM 69-1; DOT/FAA/AM-69/1
Resource type	Tech Report
URL	https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/39000/39000/39071/AM69-01.pdf
Format	PDF
Database	NTL Digital Repository