TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Effect of firefighter masks on monocular and binocular peripheral vision
JO  - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
A1  - Samo, Daniel G.
A1  - Bahk, Jane K.
A1  - Gerkin, Richard D.
SP  - 428
EP  - 432
VL  - 45
IS  - 4
N2  - Peripheral vision can impact essential job functions of firefighters and other workers who use Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus and other full face masks. It is important for physicians to know how these masks alter peripheral vision. Also, one must understand the effect of monocular vision on peripheral vision. Using the Goldman Perimeter Machine we measured peripheral vision in the monocular and binocular state, with and without two different types of masks. The results show that monocularity causes an average loss of 23 degrees in the nasal meridian. The use of the masks did not affect this difference. Also, the masks caused an average loss of 28 degrees of peripheral vision in the inferior meridian. How these losses affect the ability of the users of the masks to perform their essential job functions still needs to be researched.
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SN  - 1076-2752
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -