A New Visual Stimulation Program for Improving Visual Acuity in Children with Visual Impairment: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of visual rehabilitation of a computer-based visual stimulation (VS) program combining checkerboard pattern reversal (passive stimulation) with oddball stimuli (attentional modulation) for improving the visual acuity (VA) of visually impaired (VI) children and children with amblyopia and additional developmental problems. Six children (three females, three males; mean age = 3.9 ± 2.3 years) with impaired VA caused by deficits along the anterior and/or posterior visual pathways were recruited. Participants received eight rounds of VS training (two rounds per week) of at least eight sessions per round. Each session consisted of stimulation with 200 or 300 pattern reversals. Assessments of VA (assessed with the Lea symbol VA test

SUBMITTER: Tsai LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4834310 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature