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ReviewBrain sciences2021

Benefits of Implementing Eye-Movement Training in the Rehabilitation of Patients with Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Review.

Anis Hilal, Mazen Bazarah, Zoï Kapoula

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Review in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Anis HilalDepartment of Ophthalmology, Skåne University Hospital, Kioskgatan 1, 22285 Lund, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-8146-8075
Mazen BazarahDepartment of Ophthalmology, Skåne University Hospital, Kioskgatan 1, 22285 Lund, Sweden.
Zoï KapoulaLaboratoire IRIS, Physiopathologie de la Vision et Motricité Binoculaire, CNRS FR2022 UFR Biomédicale Université de Paris 45, rue des Saints-Pères, 75006 Paris, France.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) is one of the most debilitating eye-related illnesses worldwide. Eye-movement training is evolving to be a non-invasive, rapid, and effective method that is positively impacting vision and QoL (quality of life) in patients suffering from ARMD. This review aims to highlight why a greater adoption of eye-movement training in the clinical and research setting is of importance. A PubMed and ResearchGate search was performed for articles published between 1982 and 2020. Patients with advanced ARMD tend to experience a diminished QoL. Studies regarding eye-movement training for patients with central vision loss revealed overall significant improvements in reading speeds, fixation, and saccade performance. They also experienced less fatigue. In select studies, eye-movement training revealed an improvement in binocular vision, fixation, reading speed, and diminished reading exhaustion. The process of eye-movement training used in some of the studies was rather empirical. The latter requires standardization so that a uniform and applicable methodology can be adopted overall.

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age-related macular degenerationcentral scotomaeyeeye-movement trainingeye tracking quality of lifemacular degenerationneuroplasticityVFI tools

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PMID35053780
PMCPMC8774007

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