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A FOUR STAGE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP A RAPID SCREENING TECHNIQUE FOR THE DARK FOCUS, COMPARE THE DARK FOCUS WITH VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY, INVESTIGATE THE UNDERLYING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DARK FOCUS AND MEASURED VISUAL CONTRAST

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Air Force
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 2083
Amount: $33,344.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
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Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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8603 Buckboard Dr
Alexandria, VA 22308
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Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 DENISE C R BENEL
 (703) 360-1714
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Abstract

A FOUR STAGE PHASE I EFFORT WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DEVELOP A RAPID SCREENING TECHNIQUE FOR THE DARK FOCUS, COMPARE THE DARK FOCUS WITH VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY, INVESTIGATE THE UNDERLYING RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DARK FOCUS AND MEASURED VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY, AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO DEVELOP OPTIMAL PILOT SELECTION ALGORITHMS FOR VISUAL CHARACTERISTICS. THE DARK FOCUS WILL BE MEASURED BY AN OPTOMETER TO BE CONSTRUCTED ACCORDING TO A DESIGN SELECTED DURING STAGE 1. CURRENT CANDIDATES ARE THE LASER OPTOMETER AND THE VERNIER OPTOMETER. DATA WILL BE COLLECTED DURING STAGE 2 FOR BOTH THE DARK FOCUS AND VISUAL CONTRAST SENSITIVITY. THE ANALYSES WILL BE DIRECTED AT ELUCIDATION OF POTENTIAL VARIATIONS IN CONTRAST SENSITIVITY AS A RESULT OF PREFERRED FOCAL DISTANCE-TARGET DISTANCE MISMATCHES.

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