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T1 Multitasking Compensatory Saccadic Training Program for Hemianopia Patients: A New Approach With 3-Dimensional Real-World Objects
A1 Mena García, Laura
A1 Pastor Jimeno, José Carlos
A1 Maldonado López, Miguel José
A1 Coco Martín, María Begoña
A1 Fernández Martínez, Itziar
A1 Arenillas Lara, Juan Francisco
K1 hemianopia; neuroplasticity; compensatory saccade training; eye-hand coordination; neurovisual rehabilitation
AB Purpose: To examinewhether a noncomputerized multitasking compensatory saccadictraining program (MCSTP) for patients with hemianopia, based on a readingregimen and eight exercises that recreate everyday visuomotor activities using threedimensional(3D) real-world objects, improves the visual ability/function, quality of life(QL), and functional independence (FI).Methods: The 3D-MCSTP included four in-office visits and two customized homebaseddaily training sessions over 12weeks. A quasiexperimental, pretest/posttest studydesignwas carried out with an intervention group (IG) (n = 20) and a no-training group(NTG) (n = 20) matched for age, hemianopia type, and brain injury duration.Results: The groups were comparable for the main baseline variables and all participants(n = 40) completed the study. The IGmainly showed significant improvements invisual-processing speed (57.34% ± 19.28%; P < 0.0001) and visual attention/retentionability (26.67% ± 19.21%; P < 0.0001), which also were significantly greater (P < 0.05)than in the NTG. Moreover, the IG showed large effect sizes (Cohen’s d) in 75% of thetotalQL and FI dimensions analyzed; in contrast to the NTGthat showed negligiblemeaneffect sizes in 96% of these dimensions.Conclusions: The customized 3D-MCSTP was associated with a satisfactory response inthe IG for improving complex visual processing, QL, and FI.Translational Relevance: Neurovisual rehabilitation of patientswith hemianopia seemsmore efficient when programs combine in-office visits and customized home-basedtraining sessions based on real objects and simulating real-life conditions, than no treatmentor previously reported computer-screen approaches, probably because of betterstimulation of patients´ motivation and visual-processing speed brain mechanisms.
PB TVST
SN 2164-2591
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64445
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/64445
LA eng
NO Transl Vis Sci Technol. 2021 Feb 5;10(2):3
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 02-mar-2025