## Anatomy Cones, rods, fovea, etc ### Night Blind Spot ![[Night Blind Spot.jpeg]] ## Dim and Bright Lighting - Dim lighting requires time (~30 min) for our eyes to adjust - Bright lights seen for longer than 1 second impair night vision - Red light benefits and drawbacks - Consider covering one eye for white light use^[Like a pirate! Maybe we should all start wearing eye patches at night] ## Altitude Impact > [!quote] From [[AFH Ch11]] > Inflight exposure to low barometric pressure without the use of supplemental oxygen (above 10,000 feet during the day and above 5,000 feet at night) can result in [[hypoxia]], which impairs visual performance. ## Scanning for Other Aircraft See [[scanning for traffic]]. ***Definition*** :: ***Source*** :: [[AIM 8]] ***Related To***: [[Illusions Leading to Landing Errors]] ***See Also:*** [[PHAK Ch17]] #glossary #aeromedical