Useful field of view

In human vision, the useful field of view (or UFOV) is the visual area over which information can be extracted at a brief glance without eye or head movements. Generally UFOV size decreases with age, most likely due to decreases in visual processing speed, reduced attentional resources, and less ability to ignore distracting information. UFOV performance is correlated with a number of important real-world functions including risk of an automobile crash. Performance can be improved by computer-based training. In human vision, the useful field of view (or UFOV) is the visual area over which information can be extracted at a brief glance without eye or head movements. Generally UFOV size decreases with age, most likely due to decreases in visual processing speed, reduced attentional resources, and less ability to ignore distracting information. UFOV performance is correlated with a number of important real-world functions including risk of an automobile crash. Performance can be improved by computer-based training. UFOV assessment and training programs were primarily developed by Karlene Ball of the University of Birmingham, Alabama, and Daniel Roenker of Western Kentucky University. The first versions of the assessment and training programs were produced more than 20 years ago at Northwestern University by Robert Sekuler and Karlene Ball. These programs were originally made available through Visual Awareness Inc.