ArticleJournal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation2012
Dynamic visual acuity testing for screening patients with vestibular impairments.
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- Challenging the Vestibular System Affects Gait Speed and Cognitive Workload in Chronic Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Healthy Adults.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- The Gait Disorientation Test: A New Method for Screening Adults With Dizziness and Imbalance.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Gaze shift dynamic visual acuity: A functional test of gaze stability that distinguishes unilateral vestibular hypofunction.Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation · 2021Article
- Clinical dynamic visual acuity in patients with cerebellar ataxia and vestibulopathy.PloS one · 2021Article
- Development of a Computerized Device for Evaluating Vestibular Function in Locomotion: A New Evaluation Tool of Vestibular Hypofunction.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
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- Clinical Evaluation of Patients with Vestibular Dysfunction.Neurology research international · 2019Review
- Feasibility of the clinical dynamic visual acuity test in typically developing preschoolers.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2018Article
- Specific Organ Targeted Vestibular Physiotherapy: The Pivot in the Contemporary Management of Vertigo and Imbalance.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2017Article
- RELATIONSHIPS AMONG COMMON VISION AND VESTIBULAR TESTS IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ATHLETES.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2017Article
- Vestibular Dysfunction and Difficulty with Driving: Data from the 2001-2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys.Frontiers in neurology · 2017Article
- Interaction between Vestibular Compensation Mechanisms and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy: 10 Recommendations for Optimal Functional Recovery.Frontiers in neurology · 2014Review
- Effects of distance and duration on vertical dynamic visual acuity in screening healthy adults and people with vestibular disorders.Journal of vestibular research : equilibrium & orientation · 2013Article
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Abstract
Dynamic visual acuity (DVA) may be a useful indicator of the function of the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) but most DVA tests involve active head motion in the yaw plane. During gait the passive, vertical VOR may be more relevant and passive testing would be less likely to elicit compensatory strategies. The goal of this study was to determine if testing dynamic visual acuity during passive vertical motion of the subject would differentiate normal subjects from patients with known vestibular disorders. Subjects, normals and patients who had been diagnosed with either unilateral vestibular weaknesses or were post-acoustic neuroma resections, sat in a chair that could oscillate vertically with the head either free or constrained with a cervical orthosis. They viewed a computer screen 2 m away that showed Landholt C optotypes in one of 8 spatial configurations and which ranged in size from 0.4 to 1.0 logMAR. They were tested while the chair was stationary and while it was moving. Scores were worse for both groups during the dynamic condition compared to the static condition. In the dynamic condition patients' scores were significantly worse than normals' scores. Younger and older age groups differed slightly but significantly; the sample size was too small to examine age differences by decade. The data suggest that many well-compensated patients have dynamic visual acuity that is as good as age-matched normals. Results of ROC analyses were only moderate, indicating that the differences between patients and normals were not strong enough, under the conditions tested, for this test to be useful for screening people to determine if they have vestibular disorders. Modifications of the test paradigm may make it more useful for screening potential patients.
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