Effects of visual search training in children with hemianopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigates the effect of a new computer-based visual search training (VST) that was adapted for children with homonymous hemianopia (HH).

Methods

22 children with HH (median age 11 years, 8 months: 6y6m-19y2m) trained at home for 15 minutes twice/day, 5 days/week, for 6 weeks. To assess performance before training (T1), directly after training (T2) and 6 weeks after the end of training (T3), we measured search times (STs) during on-screen search (with eye tracking), and in a real life search task. Additional variables analyzed during on-screen search were numbers, amplitudes, and durations of saccades, their directional patterns and the proportional number of saccades into the non-seeing field. The latter was the main variable during free viewing. Six

SUBMITTER: Ivanov IV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6051578 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature