Wiley Post, around the world with no stereopsis

Abstract In 1933, famed aviator Wiley Post (1898–1935) was the first pilot to fly around the world solo. In addition, during one of his many stratospheric flights, he discovered the jet stream. What makes his accomplishments even more remarkable is that he did this monocularly, having lost his left...

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Published in:Survey of ophthalmology 2014-05, Vol.59 (3), p.365-372
Main Authors: Elshatory, Yasser M., MD, PhD, Siatkowski, R. Michael, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Ocular
aerospace medicine
Aviation - history
binocular vision
Depth Perception
history of ophthalmology
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Humans
monocular depth perception
Ophthalmology
Ophthalmology - history
Perceptual Disorders - history
Post
stereopsis
traumatic endophthalmitis
United States
Vision, Monocular
visual adaptation
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Summary:Abstract In 1933, famed aviator Wiley Post (1898–1935) was the first pilot to fly around the world solo. In addition, during one of his many stratospheric flights, he discovered the jet stream. What makes his accomplishments even more remarkable is that he did this monocularly, having lost his left eye from traumatic endophthalmitis following an oil rig accident. He underwent a period of self-imposed visual training to maximize his depth perception, and then accomplished what no one had before.
ISSN:0039-6257
1879-3304
DOI:10.1016/j.survophthal.2013.08.001