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Dept Optics and Optometry
School of Optics and Optometry of Terrassa
Politechnical University of Catalunya

C/Violinista Vellsolà, 37
08222 Terrassa
Spain

Research Interest

My research interest is focused on the importance of visual perception relating to sports. If we consider the dynamic characteristics of most sporting modalities that generally involve constant environmental changes, sudden and fast movements of players and ball, speed, etc. we have to accept that action sports require visual performance evaluation that is different from normal vision testing, since routine testing only samples static vision. Assessment of specific sports-related visual abilities includes peripheral vision, visual reaction time or dynamic visual acuity. In reference to the evaluation of dynamic visual acuity, defined as the ability to resolve a target under conditions of relative motion between the observer and the test stimulus, we have been working in the development of a new instrument (a computer-assisted test named DinVA 3.0.) to establish objective, precise and reliable measurements of a visual skill, considered, not only from the sporting field but also from driving security or aircraft operating as one of the more predictive of real world task performance, especially in dynamic conditions. The efficacy of our instrument has been already stated in my doctoral thesis. From that point I am mainly interested in applying the DinVA 3.0 to study the characteristics of dynamic visual acuity, its influence in performance in different application contexts as the ones mentioned above (fast ball sports or driving), and the possibility to be enhanced through training.

Project x – Dynamic visual acuity and its application to sports and driving ability.
Dynamic visual acuity, the ability to resolve a target under conditions of relative motion between the observer and the test stimulus, is one of the most predictive of success in daily life tasks such as driving or practising ball sports. We focus on the study of the differences relating to this visual skill between different groups of population as sedentary people and athletes or drivers versus not drivers. With such investigation we wish to contribute to the understanding of the mechanisms underlying dynamic visual acuity, as well as the possibilities to improve it through systematic visual training.

PUBLICATIONS
QUEVEDO LL., SOLE J. (1995). Visual training programme applied to precision shooting. Ophthal. Physiol. Opt., 15, 5, 519-523.

QUEVEDO LL., SOLE J., PALMI J., PLANAS T., SAONA C. (1999) Experimental study of visual training effects in shooting iniciation. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 82: l, 30-36.

QUEVEDO LL., CARDONA G, SOLE J, BACH E (2001) Perfil Visual y Auditivo de los árbitros de Primera División de la Liga Española de Fútbol. Ver y Oír,  156, 367-376.

QUEVEDO LL, CARDONA G, SOLE J, SERES C, AUGE M (2001) Sportsvision: Comparative study of the characteristics of the tear film. International Contact Lens Clinic, 27, 6-11.

QUEVEDO LL, SOLE J, PALOMAR FJ (2002) Programa de entrenamiento visual específico para potenciar el rendimiento de un portero de waterpolo de la División de Honor de la liga española. Ver y Oír, 169, 282-85.

QUEVEDO LL, SOLE J., SERéS C. (2003)  Comparative Study of visual function of two groups  with mental handicaps (Elite athletes participating at Special Olympics’98 and a sedentary group). Lecturas Educación Física y Deportes. Revista Digital, 61, 1-6.

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SOLE J, QUEVEDO LL, AUGE M, MORALES J. (2003) El control del entrenamiento de la resistencia. Importancia de la frecuencia crítica de fusión. Apuntes de educación Física y Deportes, 76 ,28-34.