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T1 Amblyopia treatment through immersive virtual reality: A preliminary experience in anisometropic children
A1 Molina Martín, Ainhoa
A1 Leal Vega, Luis
A1 Fez, Dolores de
A1 Martínez Plaza, Elena
A1 Coco Martín, María Begoña
A1 Piñero, David P.
K1 Virtual reality
K1 Realidad virtual
K1 Perceptual learning
K1 Aprendizaje
K1 Amblyopia
K1 Ambliopia
K1 Low vision
K1 Vision, trastornos de la
K1 Ophthalmology
K1 Pediatrics
K1 Children
K1 Vision Disorders - therapy
K1 Visión, Trastornos de la - Rehabilitación
K1 3201.09 Oftalmología
K1 3201.10 Pediatría
K1 2209.15 Optometría
AB The use of digital devices provides a wide range of possibilities for measuring and improving visual function, including concepts such as perceptual learning and dichoptic therapy. Different technologies can be used to apply these concepts, including, in recent years, the introduction of virtual reality (VR) systems. A preliminary experience in treating anisometropic amblyopia through an immersive VR device and using prototype software is described. A total of 4 children were treated by performing 18 office-based sessions. Results showed that distance VA in amblyopic eyes remained constant in two subjects, whereas the younger subjects improved after the training. Near VA improved in three subjects. All subjects showed an increase in the stereopsis of at least one step, with three subjects showing a final stereopsis of a 60 s arc. A total of three subjects showed an increase of approximately 0.5 CS units for the spatial frequency of 3 cpd after the training. Results from this pilot study suggest that visual training based on perceptual learning through an immersive VR environment could be a viable treatment for improving CS, VA, and stereopsis in some children with anisometropic amblyopia. Future studies should support these preliminary results.
PB MDPI
SN 2411-5150
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65564
UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/65564
LA eng
NO Vision, 2023, Vol. 7, Nº. 2, 42
NO Producción Científica
DS UVaDOC
RD 16-jul-2024