PMID- 32476579
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20210514
LR  - 20210514
IS  - 1744-5205 (Electronic)
IS  - 0882-0538 (Linking)
VI  - 35
IP  - 3
DP  - 2020 Apr 2
TI  - Biofeedback Low Vision Rehabilitation with Retimax Vision Trainer in Patients 
      with Advanced Age-related Macular Degeneration: A Pilot Study.
PG  - 164-169
LID - 10.1080/08820538.2020.1774624 [doi]
AB  - PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) 
      biofeedback rehabilitation in selected low vision patients with advanced 
      age-related macular degeneration (AMD). DESIGN: Retrospective observational 
      cohort study. METHODS: Patients affected by advanced AMD, central macular atrophy 
      with unstable fixation and best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) between 20/100 and 
      20/320 were considered. Selected patients underwent fundus photography and 
      microperimetry with fixation analysis for the selected eye (highest BCVA). Ten 
      consecutive training sessions of 10 min each were performed twice a week in the 
      selected eye with Retimax Vision Trainer (CSO, Florence). BCVA, reading acuity 
      and reading speed, contrast sensitivity, fixation, retinal sensitivity and 
      quality of life questionnaire (VFQ-25) were evaluated at baseline and 7 days 
      following the final session. RESULTS: Significant improvements in terms of BCVA 
      [p = .011], reading speed [p = .007], VFQ-25 score [p = .007], retinal 
      sensitivity [p = .021] and fixation stability in the central 2 degrees  and 4 degrees  [p = .048; 
      p = .037] post-treatment were observed for the 9 patients enrolled, with 
      insignificant improvements observed in reading acuity and contrast sensitivity [p 
      = .335; p = .291]. CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary results support VEP biofeedback 
      rehabilitation improvements for visual function and quality of life in advanced 
      AMD patients with low vision.
FAU - Verdina, Tommaso
AU  - Verdina T
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7877-4485
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Piaggi, Stefania
AU  - Piaggi S
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Peschiera, Riccardo
AU  - Peschiera R
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Russolillo, Valeria
AU  - Russolillo V
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Ferraro, Vanessa
AU  - Ferraro V
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Chester, Johanna
AU  - Chester J
AD  - Department of Dermatology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Mastropasqua, Rodolfo
AU  - Mastropasqua R
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
FAU - Cavallini, Gian Maria
AU  - Cavallini GM
AD  - Institute of Ophthalmology, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Modena, 
      Italy.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Observational Study
PT  - Video-Audio Media
DEP - 20200601
PL  - England
TA  - Semin Ophthalmol
JT  - Seminars in ophthalmology
JID - 8610759
SB  - IM
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - *Biofeedback, Psychology
MH  - Evoked Potentials, Visual
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Macular Degeneration/*physiopathology/*rehabilitation
MH  - Male
MH  - Pilot Projects
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Retrospective Studies
MH  - Surveys and Questionnaires
MH  - Vision, Low/*rehabilitation
MH  - Visual Acuity
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Age-related macular degeneration (AMD)
OT  - biofeedback rehabilitation
OT  - low vision
OT  - microperimetry
OT  - plasticity of fixation
EDAT- 2020/06/02 06:00
MHDA- 2021/05/15 06:00
CRDT- 2020/06/02 06:00
PHST- 2020/06/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/05/15 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2020/06/02 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1080/08820538.2020.1774624 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Semin Ophthalmol. 2020 Apr 2;35(3):164-169. doi: 10.1080/08820538.2020.1774624. 
      Epub 2020 Jun 1.