ArticleInternational ophthalmology2020
Biofeedback fixation training method for improving eccentric vision in patients with loss of foveal function secondary to different maculopathies.
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The Effect of Duration Between Sessions on Microperimetric Biofeedback Training in Patients With Maculopathies
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Microperimetry-Based Fixation Training in Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD).Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Biofeedback Fixation Training in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Geographic Atrophy.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- The effect of duration between sessions on microperimetric biofeedback training in patients with maculopathies.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Effectiveness of Mp-3 Microperimetric Biofeedback Fixation Training For Low Vision Rehabilitation in Patients Treated With Corticosteroid Ivt in Retinal Vein Occlusions.Clinical optometry · 2024Article
- Biofeedback Training after Successful Inverted Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM)-Flap Technique for High Myopic Macular Hole.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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- Vision rehabilitation using microperimetric biofeedback training in age-related macular degeneration.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Article
- Visual function and biofeedback training of patients with central vision loss: a review.International journal of ophthalmology · 2023Review
- Oculomotor changes following learned use of an eccentric retinal locus.Vision research · 2022Article
- Fixation instability, astigmatism, and lack of stereopsis as factors impeding recovery of binocular balance in amblyopia following binocular therapy.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Efficacy of MP-3 microperimeter biofeedback fixation training for low vision rehabilitation in patients with maculopathy.BMC ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Short-Term Clinical Results of Preferred Retinal Locus TrainingTurkish journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Benefits of Implementing Eye-Movement Training in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Review.Brain sciences · 2021Review
- Post audio-visual biofeedback training visual functions and quality of life in paediatric idiopathic infantile nystagmus: A pilot study.European journal of ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Fixation stability after surgical treatment of strabismus and biofeedback fixation training in amblyopic eyes.BMC ophthalmology · 2021Article
- Fundus-controlled perimetry (microperimetry): Application as outcome measure in clinical trials.Progress in retinal and eye research · 2021Review
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Abstract
purposeFixation stability (FS) of the preferred retinal locus (PRL) may be improved by biofeedback fixation training (BFT) with microperimetry. Such training can be done on the patient's PRL or in different retinal loci with better functional characteristics. We studied both options and compared the outcomes.
methodsSixty-seven consecutive patients with bilateral central vision loss, poor FS and visual acuity (VA) lower than 0.3 LogMAR were recruited for BFT with microperimeter. Patients were assigned into 2 groups. In group A, BFT was performed on the patient's spontaneous PRL. In group B, PRL was located between 2 adjacent loci with the highest light sensitivity and the lowest distance from the fovea. Two sets of 12 weekly BFT sessions were performed. Primary outcomes were: FS, VA and reading speed.
resultsOutcomes were statistically significantly better in group B. Mean percentage of FS at therapy end improved from 32 to 35% for group A and from 40 to 55% in group B. Mean VA improved from 1 to 0.86 in group A and from 1 to 0.84 in group B. Reading speed (wpm) improved from 56 to 58 in group A and from 63 to 89 in group B.
conclusionsThis study describes a reliable methodology of improving eccentric fixation stability using BFT in microperimetry, when the fixation training locus is individualized as the retinal area with best functional characteristics. Further studies are needed to validate its value in a larger scale of patients, at different stages of the disease, and its persistence over time.
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