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ArticleGraefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie2025

Biofeedback rehabilitation in patients with binocular inhibition due to macular disease.

Valeria Silvestri, Paola Piscopo, Simona Turco, Filippo Amore, Stanislao Rizzo, Mark S Mandelcorn, Luminita Tarita-Nistor

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Valeria SilvestriNational Center of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli N°8, 00168, Rome, Italy. v.silvestri@iapb.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8451-8901
Paola PiscopoNational Center of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli N°8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Simona TurcoNational Center of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli N°8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Filippo AmoreNational Center of Services and Research for the Prevention of Blindness and Rehabilitation of the Visually Impaired, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo Agostino Gemelli N°8, 00168, Rome, Italy.
Stanislao RizzoUOC Oculistica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Mark S MandelcornDonald K Johnson Eye Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.
Luminita Tarita-NistorDonald K Johnson Eye Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada.

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Abstract

backgroundTo investigate whether patients with binocular reading inhibition due to central vision loss benefit from a new biofeedback (BF) rehabilitation method that aimed at improving fixation stability and at establishing a correspondence between the monocular preferred retinal loci (PRLs) on functioning retina in both eyes.

methodsThirty-three patients with bilateral macular disease and with binocular reading inhibition participated in 10 training sessions consisting of 10-min visual stimulation for each eye to stabilize fixation and relocate the PRL (if needed) using the BF module of the MP-1 microperimeter (Nidek Technologies Srl., Vigonza, PD, Italy). Binocular and monocular reading performance, contrast sensitivity, and visual acuity were evaluated pre and post training. Binocular summation/inhibition was evaluated with binocular ratio (BR).

resultsFixation stability improved significantly post training in both eyes. Maximum reading speed during binocular viewing increased from 57 ± 24wpm pre training to 67 ± 24wpm post training. BR increased for all parameters of reading, visual acuity, and contrast sensitivity. Training resulted in a complete reversal of binocular reading inhibition in 30% of patients.

conclusionsFor patients with binocular inhibition due to central vision loss, BF training to stabilize fixation and to bring the monocular PRLs into correspondence on functioning retina in both eyes is an efficient rehabilitation method to improve binocular performance.

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Biofeedback, PsychologyVision, BinocularAgedContrast SensitivityFemaleFixation, OcularHumansMaleMiddle AgedReadingScotomaVisual AcuityVisual FieldsVisual Field TestsBinocular inhibitionBiofeedbackCentral vision lossMicroperimetryVisual impairment

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PMCPMC12238173

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