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Fatal Vision goggles
Goggles, or safety glasses, are forms of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes. They are used in chemistry laboratories and ...
are a line of training tools for simulating the effects of alcohol and drug intoxication without actually using these substances. The devices have been used by some police departments.
Although a manufacturer (Innocorp Ltd) has claimed that the goggles can be used as an effective tool for teaching people about the effects of alcohol consumption on driving, there are no studies that have found beneficial effects of use of the goggles on the likelihood that individuals will later engage in impaired driving.
Five of the models are intended to simulate five ranges of blood alcohol content
Blood alcohol content (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration or blood alcohol level, is a measurement of alcohol intoxication used for legal or medical purposes; it is expressed as mass of alcohol per volume or mass of blood. For example ...
: .06% or less, .07% to .10% or so, .12–.15% or so, .17–.20% or so, and .25% or so. A sixth model is said to provide "extreme blurriness and double vision
Diplopia is the simultaneous perception of two images of a single object that may be displaced horizontally or vertically in relation to each other. Also called double vision, it is a loss of visual focus under regular conditions, and is often v ...
", and thereby simulate intoxication with drugs other than alcohol./ref>
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