ERIC Number: EJ1456842
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
EISSN: EISSN-1940-3208
Comparing Dynamic Visual Acuity between Athletes Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing and Athletes Who Are Hearing
Matthew P. Brancaleone; Laura C. Boucher; Jingzhen Yang; Daniel Merfeld; James A. Onate
Journal of American College Health, v73 n1 p27-30 2025
This study examined the difference in the dynamic visual acuity test (DVAT) between collegiate athletes who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HoH) (n = 38) and university club-level athletes who are hearing (n = 38). Dynamic visual acuity was assessed using the Bertec Vision Advantage (Bertec® Corporation, Columbus, Ohio, USA). No statistically significant differences between athletes who are D/HoH and who are hearing were found in DVAT for leftward ([chi-squared] = 0.71, p = 0.40) or rightward ([chi-squared] = 0.04, p = 0.84) head yaw rotation around an earth vertical axis. Dynamic visual acuity was similar for athletes regardless of hearing status. Baseline DVAT data may be of use for post-injury management of athletes who are D/HoH.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Student Athletes, Deafness, College Athletics, Hearing Impairments, College Students, Hearing (Physiology), Visual Acuity, Universities, Comparative Analysis, Head Injuries, Sports Medicine
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ohio (Columbus)
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