Objectives/Goals
I did this project to find out how isolated eyes
within a set of eyes process information. I thought the isolated eyes would
process information differently because when I am doing vision therapy; my eyes
react differently from each other.
Methods/Materials
Sixteen people, ranging from the ages of 8 to 49,
were asked to do 4 activities with an eye patched, beginning with their right
eye. The following 2 activities timed each eye with a stop watch. With Alphabet
Tracking, people followed a line of letters & circled the alphabet in
order.
With the Hart Chart, First & Last, people stood
10' from the chart & read the first & last columns, then the second
columns from each side, & kept going until the people reached the center 2
columns.
The following 2 activities counted the number of successes out of 10
tries.
With the Tootie Launcher, people launched a bean bag into the air & tried to catch it. With the Bean Bag Toss, people tossed a bean bag into a bucket from 10' away.
Results
The overall results from the 4 activities showed
that the people did process the information differently with each eye.
Conclusions/Discussion
Most did better with their left eye with the
Alphabet Tracking as it was near activity. Some favored either eye with the
Hart Chart, First & Last since it was a far activity. Some people reported
blurriness while reading the chart & came closer to see it more clearly.
Perhaps the ability to keep the chart in focus at a
distance made a difference on how quickly they could read the letters. With the
Tootie Launcher, some people had the same amount of catches with each eye,
while others had more catches with the left eye.
With the Bean Bag Toss, people made more baskets
with their left eye. The majority of the people made 4 or less baskets with
each eye, as the bucket had no wall in the back for rebounding.
Project
Summary
This project was to see if people processed
information differently with each eye.
Project by Karen E. Ball
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