1. Gaze Behavior During Stairs Walking in Patients with Chronic Vestibulopathy
Jaap Swanenburg1,2, Edith Bäbler1,3, Rolf Adelsberger4,
Dominik Straumann5, Eling D. de Bruin3
1 Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Research Center , Directorate of Research and Education, University Hospital Zurich
2 Department of Chiropractic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Balgrist University Hospital, University of Zürich
3 Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, Department Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zurich
4 Wearable Computing Lab Zurich, ETH Zurich
5 Department of Neurology, University Hospital Zurich
For a better understanding the role vision plays during stair walking in patients with vestibular disorder it might be critical to identify areas of increased risk; e.g. while stair walking or during movement transitions on stairs. A
Measurement of gaze behavior with a Mobile Eye Tracker. Gaze time for all areas of interest was expressed as a percentage of the total trial duration. B
24 patients with vestibular disorder (mean age of 63.2 years, 8 male)
24 healthy adults (mean age: 56.0 years, SD: 13.8, 10 male)
Lower Transition Phase
Stair Structure
Upper Transition Phase
Elsewhere C
% Gaze time
Additional focus on the stair may compensate for the vestibular loss. Patients with chronic vestibulopathy were more focused on the stair during stair walking, however, not during the lower stair-floor transition phase, where accidents typically happen. D