The Longitudinal Health Study: Visual Characteristics of 750 Submariners

Abstract

A number of tests of visual health and ability are included in the ongoing Longitudinal Health Study of submariners. This paper reports on the findings to date on these visual measures for 750 submariners. The results show that the visual and ocular health of the men is good; color vision, intraocular pressures, and artery to vein ratios in the fundus are all normal. On the other hand, the men evidence poorer acuity, more myopia, a tendency toward esophoria and less accommodative ability than is expected from population statistics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 19, 1974
Accession Number
ADA014856

Entities

People

  • Alma P. Ryan
  • Christine L. McKay
  • Helen M. Paulson
  • Jo Ann S. Kinney
  • S. M. Luria

Organizations

  • Naval Submarine Medical Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Biomedical Research
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Color Vision
  • Eye Diseases
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Naval Personnel
  • Perception
  • Photographs
  • Photography
  • Public Health
  • Statistics
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • Visual Acuity

Readers

  • Circadian Sleep-Wake Regulation and Chronobiology
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.