Sökning: "vision impairment"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 52 avhandlingar innehållade orden vision impairment.

  1. 21. Clinical assessment of visual function with particular emphasis on testing methods for young children

    Författare :Agneta Rydberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :amblyopia; children; contrast sensitivity; crowding; detection acuity; linear tests; ocular disease; preferential looking; recognition acuity; resolution acuity; single tests; strabismus; visual acuity; visual impairment;

    Sammanfattning : Research during the last decades has emphasised the importance of visual stimulation during the first months of life. It is consequently of great importance to identify children with subnormal vision as early as possible in order to start treatment and habilitation. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Cognitive capacities and composite cognitive skills in individuals with Usher syndrome type 1 and 2

    Författare :Cecilia Henricson; Björn Lyxell; Claes Möller; Björn Lidestam; Håkan Alm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Usher syndrome; Cognition; Phonological skills; Lexical Access; Working memory; Reading; Theory of Mind; Deafblindness; Ushers syndrom; Kognition; Fonologisk förmåga; Lexikal access; Arbetsminne; Läsning; Theory of Mind; Dövblindhet;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis belongs to the research area disability research and deal with specific aspects of cognition in individuals with Usher syndrome type 1 and 2. The subject has been investigated and is discussed within an interdisciplinary framework, though the theories applied and described are derived from the area of cognitive psychology. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Visual dysfunction and ocular signs associated with periventricular leukomalacia in children born preterm

    Författare :Lena Jacobson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :preterm; retinopathy of prematurity; periventricular leukornalacia; magnetic resonance imaging; delayed visual maturation; visual acuity; crowding; visual field; cognitive visual dysfunction; optic disc; cupping; eye movements; nystagmus; strabismus; reading;

    Sammanfattning : The immature visual system is vulnerable to adverse events in infants born preterm. Both retinopathy of prematurity and periventricular leukomalacia may affect visual function and ocular appearance. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Visual evoked potentials in the horse

    Författare :Lena Ström; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Nyckelord :LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Vision is an important sense for horses, both for survival in the wild and when horses are used for work, sport or recreation. However, it is often difficult to diagnose visual impairment in this species. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Advancing Traffic Safety : An evaluation of speed limits, vehicle-bicycle interactions, and I2V systems

    Författare :Ary Pezo Silvano; Haris Koutsopoulos; Haneen Farah; Karl-Lennart Bång; Alfonso Montella; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Traffic safety; urban roads; posted speed limits; road characteristics; free-flow speed; time headway; vehicle-bicycle interactions; logit model; yielding probability; cooperative systems and warning messages.; Transportvetenskap; Transport Science;

    Sammanfattning : Since the introduction of motor vehicles, the number of fatalities and accidents has been a concern for society.The number of fatalities on roads is amongst the most common causes of mortality worldwide (WHO, 2015).Even in industrialized countries the number of fatalities remains unacceptable. LÄS MER