THE EFFECTS ON VISUALLY-IMPAIRED CHILDREN OF VIEWING FLUORESCENT STIMULI UNDER BLACK-LIGHT CONDITIONS

In this study, 30 children with low vision (divided into a high and a low visual acuity group) were presented with stimuli under four condit ions (white stimuli-white light, orange stimuli-white light, white sti muli-black light, and orange stimuli-black light) and were asked to ra nk their preferences for the four conditions. The goal was to determin e the effects of the various combinations of stimuli and lighting on t he children's visual performance. The orange stimuli viewed under blac k light resulted in the best performance overall, benefited the low-ac uity group more than the high-acuity group, and was the most-preferred condition for both groups.