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EYE SCAN FIXATION TIME [1 record]

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Record 1 1986-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Eye
  • Visual Disorders
OBS

Recent research has shown that, at 50 feet, a pilot's average eye scan fixation time is 1.1 second.

OBS

fixation time: The time required for the eye to change fixation from one point to another.

OBS

scanning fixation: A series of rapid fixations associated with an attempt to survey quickly the details of a view subtending a relatively large area of the visual field.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oeil
  • Troubles de la vision

Spanish

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