- Research Article
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- 10.1080/09500340600619148
Improving visual skills: a new internet application
- Jun 15, 2006
- Journal of Modern Optics
- M K Powers
The object of this paper is to describe an internet-based system and technique for improving performance on visuomotor tasks. The technique can be used in any setting where the internet can be accessed, and can be adapted for improving a variety of visual tasks. Sample learning curves for acquiring the visual skills of accommodative facility, saccadic tracking and binocular fusion are presented, from three subjects ages 7 and 9, including one child diagnosed with autism. The database structure of the system allows powerful data storage and retrieval options for use in providing feedback on performance, online monitoring of progress by an external observer, and statistical analysis of group and individual data.
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