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  • Title: Impact of simulated visual impairment on the cognitive test performance of young adults.
    Author: Wood JM, Chaparro A, Anstey KJ, Hsing YE, Johnsson AK, Morse AL, Wainwright SE.
    Journal: Br J Psychol; 2009 Aug; 100(Pt 3):593-602. PubMed ID: 19026110.
    Abstract:
    AIMS: This study investigated the effect of simulated visual impairment on the speed and accuracy of performance on a series of commonly used cognitive tests. METHODS: Cognitive performance was assessed for 30 young, visually normal subjects (M = 22.0 +/- 3.1 years) using the Digit Symbol Substitution Test (DSST), Trail Making Test (TMT) A and B and the Stroop Colour Word Test under three visual conditions: normal vision and two levels of visually degrading filters (Vistech) administered in a random order. Distance visual acuity and contrast sensitivity were also assessed for each filter condition. RESULTS: The visual filters, which degraded contrast sensitivity to a greater extent than visual acuity, significantly increased the time to complete (p <.05), but not the number of errors made, on the DSST and the TMT A and B and affected only some components of the Stroop test. CONCLUSIONS: Reduced contrast sensitivity had a marked effect on the speed but not the accuracy of performance on commonly used cognitive tests, even in young individuals; the implications of these findings are discussed.
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