Useful Field of View Test

Abstract The useful field of view test was developed to reflect the visual difficulties that older adults experience with everyday tasks. Importantly, the useful field of view test (UFOV) is one of the most extensively researched and promising predictor tests for a range of driving outcomes measures...

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Published in:Gerontology (Basel) 2014-01, Vol.60 (4), p.315-318
Main Authors: Wood, Joanne M., Owsley, Cynthia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ability tests
Activities of Daily Living
Aged
Aging - physiology
Aging - psychology
Attention - physiology
Automobile Driving - psychology
Biological and medical sciences
Clinical Section / Viewpoint
Development. Metamorphosis. Moult. Ageing
Eyes & eyesight
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Older people
Photic Stimulation
Time Factors
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
Vision Tests - methods
Visual Perception - physiology
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Summary:Abstract The useful field of view test was developed to reflect the visual difficulties that older adults experience with everyday tasks. Importantly, the useful field of view test (UFOV) is one of the most extensively researched and promising predictor tests for a range of driving outcomes measures, including driving ability and crash risk as well as other everyday tasks. Currently available commercial versions of the test can be administered using personal computers; these measure the speed of visual processing for rapid detection and localization of targets under conditions of divided visual attention and in the presence and absence of visual clutter. The test is believed to assess higher-order cognitive abilities, but performance also relies on visual sensory function because in order for targets to be attended to, they must be visible. The format of the UFOV has been modified over the years; the original version estimated the spatial extent of useful field of view, while the latest version measures visual processing speed. While deficits in the useful field of view are associated with functional impairments in everyday activities in older adults, there is also emerging evidence from several research groups that improvements in visual processing speed can be achieved through training. These improvements have been shown to reduce crash risk, and can have a positive impact on health and functional well-being, with the potential to increase the mobility and hence the independence of older adults.
ISSN:0304-324X
1423-0003
DOI:10.1159/000356753