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Purpose:
To compare the chromatic contrast sensitivity function (CSF) for the blue-yellow opponent channel (BYOC) between female badminton players and non-athlete controls.
Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
Sports Medicine Research Center, TUMS
Comparison of Blue-Yellow Opponent Color Contrast Sensitivity Function between Female Badminton Players and Non-athletes
Author(s):
2Noor Ophthalmology Research Center, Tehran, Iran
1Optometry Department, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
3Physical Education Organization, Tehran, Iran
Published online:Dec 19, 2012
Article type:Research Article
Received:Jul 09, 2012
Accepted:Nov 27, 2012
How to Cite:Ebrahim JafarzadehpurAli MirzajaniMaryam HatamiRazieh MusavianEbrahim AbbasiComparison of Blue-Yellow Opponent Color Contrast Sensitivity Function between Female Badminton Players and Non-athletes.Asian J Sports Med.4(2):34491.https://doi.org/10.5812/asjsm.34491.
Abstract
Methods:
We recruited 40 young females (18-25 years old) who played badminton for at least 5 consecutive years as the test group, and 30 age-matched female controls who had no history of regular physical activity. The Pattern Generator system was used to test the CSF for the BYOC which was performed at three spatial frequencies (SFs) of 2 cycles per degree (cpd), 5 cpd, and 25 cpd.
Results:
Comparison of BYOC thresholds showed significantly better results in the test group for all three SFs (
Conclusions:
The BYOC threshold results for badminton players indicated a better visual performance which may be a result of enhanced performance of the parallel processing of the parvocellular and magnocellular systems. This may be inherent and/or acquired in badminton players. In addition, badminton players appear to have developed sensory-motor programmed activities. Testing the CSF for BYOC may be useful for athlete selection in different levels and/or used as a criterion for screening players in the field of badminton.
Copyright
© 2012, Author(s). This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which allows for unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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