Testing Changes in Visual Function Due to Orbital Environment

Abstract

The effects of weightlessness and other space environmental conditions on vision have received little attention since the visual acuity experiments performance by Dr. Duntley, circa 1968. Although several subsequent investigators have attempted to construct vision testers suitable for use in space, none was fully successful until the production of the device described in this report. The report describes a device submitted by the AF Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory for inclusion aboard several NASA Shuttle Flights, in an attempt to detect and quantify certain changes in visual performance cause by the environmental conditions experienced while in earth orbit. Originator- supplied keywords include: Visual assessment, Visual function, Visual performance, Space shuttle, and Optical devices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA147259

Entities

People

  • H. L. Task
  • L. V. Genco

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Biomedical Research
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diagrams
  • Earth Orbits
  • Engineering
  • Eye Diseases
  • Gaussian Distributions
  • Governments
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Materials
  • Schematic Diagrams
  • Space Systems
  • Standards
  • Weightlessness

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Space