The newly released King-Devick Eye Tracking System provides users with objective, precise and quantifiable eye movement data and graphs by capturing eye movements using the King-Devick Test without the use of goggles, chin rest or bite bar. The King-Devick Eye Tracking System will include a proprietary software package allowing real-time, automated data measurement and output the following oculometrics and visual diagrams: fixations, saccades, blinks and pupillary dynamics. The objectivity of the King-Devick Test software with eye tracking technology gives users the ability to graph eye movement data for comparison, follow-up and progress monitoring.
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- Dec 17 2015
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There is a King-Devick test which has proven effective. A variety of technologies for use in instant detection of impairment on the sidelines have been developed and more are on the way.
- Dec 11 2015
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Dr. Richard Besser, “Right now they use a simple test that's effective. The standard testing requires a medical professional but there's a simple eye test that many people are using called the King-Devick Test.”
- Nov 27 2015
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Concussion litigation and struggling alumni, the elephant in the Grey Cup room
CFL, Concussions, News, Press
That's not a bad response, and it does highlight some of the good things the CFL is doing. The new King-Devick test (the experimental protocol Orridge mentioned) is promising, as is the league's work with Football Canada on the SafeContact program.
- Nov 2 2015
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Howe of Fife Rugby Club is leading the way in Europe by adding King-Devick Test to the sidelines for player concussion evaluations.
- Oct 27 2015
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This year's winners were culled from 535 nominations, which were narrowed down by 12 judges to 100 in September and then 10 finalists for the main award and 10 in the Up-and-Comer category, as well as special citations including the 2015 People's Choice Award.
- Oct 24 2015
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The other research will assess the long-term effects of multiple concussions on jockeys and the effectiveness of the King-Devick test, a visual examination that is used to diagnose concussions, on players in the Canadian Football League. The N.F.L. will look at the results of the study in Canada to determine whether to add the test to sideline concussion protocol.
- Sep 8 2015
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The King-Devick test was developed by an optometrist in the Chicago area in the 1970'S and was originally designed to diagnose reading problems with students. But in recent years it has been adopted to diagnose concussions in sports and has received backing of the Mayo Clinic.
- Sep 1 2015
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"When I was in high school, a running back ran a 4.9 40 and I thought he was the fastest guy around but last year at the NFL combine, a 340-pounder ran a 4.9,'' Devick said, shaking his head. "Football's the only sport that the 6-year-olds play on the same size as the pros. The field's the same size and everybody's bigger, faster, stronger. I tell my friends with kids in contact sports, I would do the test on them every night. … And I think we've made a lot of progress.''
- Aug 9 2015
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Extra points - The NFL is partnering with the Canadian Football League this fall to implement and monitor a new concussion test, the King-Devick Test, which is based on eye movement and will be utilized in CFL games. The NFL will contribute funding and help monitor results to help determine if the K-D Test improves the ability to diagnose concussions.