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‧강연 제목 : Did you see that hazard? Using a driving simulator to evaluate the effects of hemianopia and assistive devices on hazard detection 

‧연사 : 하버드대학교 Alexandra (Alex) Bowers  교수님

‧일시 : 2022년 4월 6일 (수요일) 17:00~18:30

‧진행 방법 : 온라인 웹엑스로 진행

‧신청 가능 대상 : 세종대학교 재학생 누구나

‧신청기간 : 4/4 월 18:00 ~ 4/6 수 12:00

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‧강의 초록

Summary of talk: Hemianopic field loss (HFL) is the loss of half the field of vision on the same side in both eyes. The most common causes are stroke and traumatic brain injury.  People with HFL are permitted to drive in some states in the US and some countries in Europe (under an exceptional case provision).  However, drivers with HFL may have difficulty seeing hazards on the side of the field loss, which is a safety concern. In this talk I will provide an overview of studies which have used the safe, controlled, repeatable environment of a driving simulator to evaluate the effects of HFL on detection of potential hazards and to quantify the effects of devices (peripheral prism glasses and driver assistance systems) to assist with hazard detection.

Brief bio: Alex Bowers is an optometrist with a PhD in vision rehabilitation research from Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland.  She is currently Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and Associate Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Her research focuses on quantifying the effects of vision impairment on walking and driving in real and virtual environments and evaluating the effects of devices and interventions to assist visually impaired people when walking and driving.

https://bowerslab.eye.hms.harvard.edu/