Gaze behavior of older adults in responding to unexpected loss of balance while walking in an unfamiliar environment: A pilot study

Journal of Optometry

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 119-126

  King, Emily C ^a,b   McKay, Sandra M ^a   Lee, Tracy A ^a   Scovil, Carol Y ^a   Peters, Amy L ^a   Maki, Brian E ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Eye movements; Peripheral vision; Postural balance; Reaching and grasping; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349981940     PISSN: 18884296     EISSN: 19891342     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3921/joptom.2009.119     Document Type: Article

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