The influence of sport goggles on visual target detection in female intercollegiate athletes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of sport goggles on visual target detection in female intercollegiate athletes. Participants were randomly divided into three groups that varied in goggle use (G) or no goggle use (NG) over a total of three 1-min trials during a visual target detection task. The NG-NG-NG group did not wear goggles for any of the trials, whereas the NG-G-NG group wore goggles for the second trial only, and the G-NG-G group wore goggles for the first and third trials. The task consisted of illuminated targets arranged in five concentric rings from central to peripheral visual angles. The effects of sport goggles on response time to detect targets were most evident in the peripheral rings. Those who did not wear sport goggles showed improved performance from the first to second trials. This improvement was impaired, however, in those who wore sport goggles. Moreover, there was a reversal of the performance improvements achieved without goggles in those who wore goggles on the third trial. Together, these findings suggest the sport goggles not only impaired the expected initial performance but also impaired visual target detection after performance improvements were seen. These findings suggest sport goggles may impair detection of peripheral visual stimuli in athletes.

Effects of Protective American Football Headgear on Peripheral Vision Reaction Time and Visual Target Detection in Division I NCAA Football Players

“…The present findings of small non-significant changes of peripheral vision impairment with an eye shield are in stark contrast with previous evidence in sports and settings other than football. Kauffman et al reported that female athletes wearing sports goggles had impaired detection of peripheral visual stimuli [16]. Ruedl et al showed that the addition of ski goggles to a helmet negatively impacted peripheral vision reaction time [13].…”

“…Supporting the idea that protective eye equipment may impair reaction time, Dawson et al revealed that wearing protective eyewear impaired peripheral reaction time in the horizontal field of vision [15]. Additionally, Kauffman et al reported that athletes wearing sports goggles had impaired peripheral visual target detection during a peripheral vision performance test [16]. Given that protective headgear equipment may negatively impact visual field and reaction time in various sports and settings outside of American football, more research is needed to investigate how protective headgear unique to football influences visuomotor abilities.…”

The Influence of Protective Headgear on the Visual Field of Recreational-Level Skiers

“…Kauffman et al [ 28 ] reported that female athletes wearing sports goggles had impaired detection of peripheral visual stimuli, which supports the statement of the negative effect of goggles on the visual field and reactions. Furthermore, when observing separately the role of ski goggles on the visual field, Ruedl et al [ 29 ] concluded that peripheral vision seems to be limited due to the construction of the ski goggles, not due to the ski helmet.…”

Atenção visual no esporte: uma revisão

“…Importante também enfatizar que o presente trabalho é resultado de um levantamento realizado no ano de 2014 no âmbito de uma disciplina eletiva do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da UFPE. Logo, diante da demanda de atualização, importante identificar que foram evidenciadas produções no ano de 2015, com Iatismo (Pluijms et al, 2015, Tênis (Piras et al, 2015), modalidades escolares (Kauffman et al, 2015), entre outras (Pearce et al, 2015, Leong et al, 2015, bem como no ano de 2016, com modalidades diversas (Schättin et al, 2016;Chen et al, 2016;Goble & Christie, 2016). No presente estudo, foi possível perceber que existem muitas especificidades atencionais que se estabelecem na relação do atleta com estímulos provenientes do ambiente esportivo, fato que torna a temática deste trabalho difícil de ser esgotada.…”