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Contribution of binocular visual function and its impairment by Bangerter foils to the performance of a precision reaching, grasping and placing task in healthy adults

This study investigated the consequences of induced short-term visual on precision grasping and placing movements. Surprisingly, the results showed that the vision blur didn’t really change how people moved during these tasks. However, differences between individuals—such as how their eyes work together (phoria and fusional vergence)—did make a difference in movement performance. Importantly, we found that using Bangerter foils didn’t affect eye alignment or recovery of eye coordination, meaning these foils don’t seem to disrupt the way the eyes work together initially. This suggests that these foils, sometimes used as a form of treatment, might help support eye coordination development in people with vision problems like amblyopia.