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Feasibility, agreement, and time savings of PHANTOM open-field binocular integrated refraction versus conventional clinical refraction in healthy young adults [PDF]

BMC Ophthalmology
Background PHANTOM is a novel open-field binocular integrated refraction system that uses device-specific binocular target presentation and lensless refractive simulation to perform objective refraction, subjective refraction, and visual acuity testing ...
Yo Iwata, Rie Hoshikawa, Takushi Kawamorita, Tomoya Handa   +3 more
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Teaching through technology: comparing student experiences of VR and computer simulations in orthoptics education. [PDF]

Bioelectron Med
Background Virtual Reality (VR) has previously been found to provide both an effective and enjoyable learning environment for users to develop a wide range of skills.
Batterley M, Meyer G, Mehta J, Campion S, Ward R.   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Analysis of smooth pursuit eye movements in a clinical context by tracking the target and eyes

Scientific Reports, 2022
In the evaluation of smooth pursuit eye movements (SPEMs), recording the stimulus onset time is mandatory. In the laboratory, the stimulus onset time is recorded by electrical signal or programming, and video-oculography (VOG) and the visual stimulus are
Masakazu Hirota, Kanako Kato, Megumi Fukushima, Yuka Ikeda, Takao Hayashi, Atsushi Mizota   +5 more
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Visual Telerehabilitation with Visually Impaired Children: From the Pandemic Emergency to a Stand-Alone Method

Life, 2023
In the last two years, orthoptists have counteracted patient drop-out through visual telerehabilitation. Efforts were made to transfer the in-person visual rehabilitation setting to the telematic environment in response to the worldwide crisis. Nowadays,
Giulia Perasso, Chiara Baghino, Elena Cocchi, Silvia Dini, Antonella Panizzi, Valentina Salvagno, Margherita Santarello, Aldo Vagge   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

"Abductor Sparing": A New Selective Involvement in ALS. [PDF]

Muscle Nerve
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Various signs of selective muscle involvement have been reported in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) but such studies for the lower limbs are scarce. We formed a preliminary impression that hip abductors (Ab) are often preserved in ALS.
Kondo A, Hokkoku K, Kanbayashi T, Nakayama T, Sasaki T, Matsuno H, Iguchi Y, Fukutake T, Ando T, Kamiyama T, Kim P, Hasegawa T, Hatanaka Y, Kobayashi S, Sonoo M.   +14 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Orthoptic Home Visits for Stroke Survivors: Results from a UK Professional Practice Survey

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2019
Aim: Orthoptists are perhaps the only allied health profession without a standard home visits service in the UK, although it could arguably be of benefit to many orthoptic patients.
Kerry Hanna, Fiona Rowe
doaj   +1 more source

The Provision of Patient Information about Nystagmus

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2018
Aims: The aims of this study were to evaluate the current provision of patient information about nystagmus in orthoptic clinics in the UK and Ireland and to develop a standardised information pack about nystagmus.
Anne Bjerre, Gemma E. Arblaster, Arthur Nye, Helen J. Griffiths   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Can improving prism fusion range with training also improve stereo-acuity?

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2012
Aim:  We tested whether prism fusion range (PFR) could be improved by training and whether any improvement in PFR also led to improvement in stereo-acuity.
Melanie Watson, Helen Davis, David Buckley   +2 more
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Are orthoptic measures robust during exposure to unpleasant environmental noise?

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2012
Aim:  Orthoptic clinics are sometimes noisy and sometimes quiet. This study experimentally tested how this noise might affect some orthoptic measures. The experiment looked for changes in measurements of visual acuity (VA), RAF rule and autorefraction ...
Sophie Vickers, Anne Bjerre, David Buckley   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of the Incidence and Type of Ocular Motility Defects in Patients Presenting to Birmingham Midland Eye Centre Emergency Department during 2019 and 2020 to Assess the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

British and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2022
Aim: This audit aimed to investigate whether COVID-19 had any impact on the incidence and type of ocular motility defects in patients presenting to Birmingham Midland Eye Centre (BMEC) Emergency Department (ED) during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 ...
Jessica Edwards, Eilidh Russo, Rosie Auld   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source