ALCOHOL-INDUCED CHANGES IN CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FOLLOWING HIGH-INTENSITY LIGHT EXPOSURE

Relatively low doses of alcohol produced large, significant, dose-related increases in the time required to recover foveal contrast sensitivity following bright light exposure. Nine subjects participated in a double-blind experiment involving three dose levels of alcohol (including placebo). The luminance parameters of the test were comparable to those encountered in practical situations such as driving. The alcohol-induced delay in glare recovery is probably retinal and lasts for several hours after drinking. /Author/

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• Authors:
  • Adams, A J
  • Brown, B Scott
  • Flom, M C
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 219-225
• Serial:
  • Perception and Psychophysics
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Psychonomic Society, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0031-5117

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Contrast; Crash exposure; Glare; Light; Luminosity factor; Placebos; Sensitivity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure
• Old TRIS Terms: Luminosity; Precompaction
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165141
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Contract Numbers: DADA17-73-C-3106
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 7 1978 12:00AM