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Closing the eyes significantly affects human postural balance

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SUPPORTED
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Is it true that closing the eyes significantly affects human postural balance?

Yes. Closing the eyes or removing visual input significantly increases postural sway and impacts human postural balance parameters.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

The claim that closing the eyes significantly affects human postural balance is directly supported by multiple studies in the provided literature (such as papers 3, 7, and 10), which consistently report significant increases in postural sway, sway path length, and sway area under eyes-closed or visually restricted conditions. There are no papers contradicting this finding.

Evidence for · 3
Impact of Gender, Change of Base of Support, and Visual Deprivation on Postural Balance Control in Young, Healthy Subjects
2022
Demonstrates that mediolateral and anteroposterior postural sway, as well as sway area, significantly increase when eyes are closed.
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Ghram, A., Abidi, S., Abdessamie, A. B., Weiss, K., Dammak, M., Jribi, S., Yahia, A., Ghroubi, S., Elleuch, M., & Knechtle, B. (2022). Impact of Gender, Change of Base of Support, and Visual Deprivation on Postural Balance Control in Young, Healthy Subjects. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5812/intjssh-126891

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Tall Tales of Balance: The Influence of Height on Postural Control Measures.
2025
Shows that path length and sway area are positively correlated with height under both vision conditions, with stronger correlations observed when eyes are closed.
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Dames, K. & Richmond, S. B. (2025). Tall Tales of Balance: The Influence of Height on Postural Control Measures.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1123/mc.2024-0132

Assessment of Postural Sway Area in Single-Leg Balance: A Comparative Analysis of Center-of-Pressure Area Metrics with the Convex Hull approach
2025
Indicates that progressive restrictions in visual conditions significantly affect sway area metrics used to quantify single-leg postural control.
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Nam, S. & Kim, K. (2025). Assessment of Postural Sway Area in Single-Leg Balance: A Comparative Analysis of Center-of-Pressure Area Metrics with the Convex Hull approach. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.15857/ksep.2025.00248

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