Eye and head contribution to gaze at near through multifocals: the usable field of view

Am J Optom Physiol Opt. 1986 Mar;63(3):187-92. doi: 10.1097/00006324-198603000-00004.

Abstract

Presbyopes show that for targets presented within a 28 degrees clear field of view, gaze is accomplished by head and eye movements with head movements making an average contribution of 24%. A clear field of view which incorporates the factor of segment width provides an underestimation because of the factor of head movements. By including the effect of head movements, a fixed segment width provides a much wider clear field of view which we term the usable field of view.

MeSH terms

  • Eye Movements
  • Eyeglasses*
  • Fixation, Ocular*
  • Head*
  • Humans
  • Movement*
  • Optics and Photonics*
  • Presbyopia / therapy*