MP-1 biofeedback: Luminous pattern stimulus versus acoustic biofeedback in age related macular degeneration (AMD)

Applied Psychophysiology Biofeedback

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 11-16

  Vingolo, Enzo M ^a,b   Salvatore, Serena ^a,b,d   Limoli, Paolo G ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SANTA MARIA GORETTI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Low Vision Centre   (Italy)

^d NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration (AMD); Biofeedback; MP 1 microperimetry; Pattern stimulus; Retina; Visual rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874109841     PISSN: 10900586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10484-012-9203-4     Document Type: Article

References (30)

1. Baker, C. I.; Peli, E.; Knouf, N.; Kanwisher, N. G. (2005). Reorganization of vision processing in macular degeneration. The Journal of Neuroscience, 25, 614-618.
2. Bird, A. C.; Bressler, N. M.; Bressler, S. B.; Coscas, G.; Davis, M. D.; de Jong, P. T.; et al. (2005). The International ARM Epidemiological Study Group. An international classification and grading system for age-related maculopathy and age-related macular degeneration. Survey of Ophthalmology, 39, 367-374.
3. Carter, T. L. (1994). Age related vision changes: A primary care guide. Geriatrics, 49, 37-42.
4. Cho, E.; Hung, S.; Willett, C.; Spiegelman, D.; Rimm, E. B.; Seddon, J. M.; et al. (2001). Prospective study of dietary fat and the risk of age-related macular degeneration. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 73, 209-218.
5. Christen, W. G.; Glynn, R. J.; Manson, F. E.; Manson, J. E.; Ajani, U. A.; Buring, J. E. (1996). A prospective study of cigarette smoking and risk of age-related macular degeneration in men. JAMA: The Journal of the American Clinical Association, 276, 1147-1151.
6. Crossland, M. D.; Culham, L. E.; Rubin, G. S. (2004). Fixation stability and reading speed with newly developed macular disease. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 24, 327-333.
7. Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group. (2004a). Causes and prevalence of visual impairment among adults in the United States. Archives of Ophthalmology, 122, 477-485.
8. Eye Diseases Prevalence Research Group. (2004b). Prevalence of age-related macular degeneration in the United States. Archives of Ophthalmology, 122, 564-572.
9. Fujii, G. Y.; De Juan, E.; Sunness, J.; Jr, Humayun, M. S.; Pieramici, D. J.; Chang, T. S. (2002). Patient selection for macular translocation surgery using the scanning laser ophthalmoscope. Ophthalmology, 109, 1737-1744.
10. Henriksson, L.; Raninen, A.; Nasanen, R.; Hyvarinen, L.; Vanni, S. (2007). Training-induced cortical representation of a hemianopic hemifield. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 78, 74-81.
11. Horton, J. C. (2005). Vision restoration therapy: Confounded by eye movements. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 89, 792-794.
12. Kanabarou, S. A.; Bellman, C.; Crossland, M. D.; Culham, L. E.; Rubin, G. S. (2003). Non foveal fixation and binocular viewing in AMD. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science E- Abstract 2764.
13. Kasten, E.; Sabel, B. A. (1995). Visual field enlargement after computer training in brain damaged patients with homonymous deficits: An open pilot trial. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 8, 113-127.
14. Kasten, E.; Wuest, S.; Sabel, B. A. (1998). Residual vision in transition zones in patients with cerebral blindness. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology, 20, 581-598.
15. Khan, J. C.; Thurlby, D. A.; Shahid, H.; Clayton, D. G.; Yates, J. R.; Bradley, M.; et al. (2006). Smoking and age-related macular degeneration: The number of pack years of cigarette smoking is a major determinant of risk for both geographic atrophy and choroidal neovascularization. British Journal Ophthalmology, 90, 75-80.
16. Maffei, L.; Fiorentini, A. (1976). The unresponsive regions of visual cortical receptive fields. Vision Research, 16, 1131-1139.
17. Mares-Perlman, J. A.; Brady, W. E.; Klein, R.; VandenLangenberg, G. M.; Klein, B. E.; Palta, M. (1995). Dietary fat and age-related maculopathy. Archives of Ophthalmology, 113, 743-748.
18. Nilsson, U. L.; Frennesson, C.; Nilsson, S. E. G. (2003). Patients with AMD and a large absolute central scotoma can be trained successfully to use eccentric viewing as demonstrated in a scanning laser ophthalmoloscope. Vision Research, 43, 1777-1787.
19. Parisi, V.; Ziccardi, L.; Stifano, G.; Montrone, L.; Gallinaro, G.; Falsini, B. (2010). Impact of regional retinal responses on cortically visually evoked responses: Multifocal ERGs and VEPs in the retinitis pigmentosa model. Clinical Neurophysiology, 121, 380-385.
20. Poggel, D. A.; Kasten, E.; Sabel, B. A. (2004). Attentional cueing improves vision restoration therapy in patients with visual field loss. Neurology, 63, 2069-2076.
21. Raninen, A.; Vanni, S.; Hyvarinen, L.; Nasanen, R. (2007). Temporal sensitivity in a hemianopic visual field can be improved by long-term training using flicker stimulation. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 78, 66-73.
22. Rovner, B. W.; Casten, R. J.; Leiby, B. E.; Tasman, W. S. (2009). Activity loss is associated with cognitive decline in age-related macular degeneration. Alzheimer's & Dementia, 1, 12-127.
23. Sabel, B. A.; Kasten, E. (2000). Restoration of vision by training of residual functions. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, 11, 430-436.
24. Sabel, B. A.; Kenkel, S.; Kasten, E. (2004). Vision restoration therapy (VRT) efficacy as assessed by comparative perimetric analysis and subjective questionnaires. Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience, 22, 399-420.
25. Seddon, J. M.; Willett, W. C.; Speizer, F. E.; Hankinson, S. E. (1996). A prospective study of cigarette smoking and age-related macular degeneration in women. Journal of the American Medical Association, 276, 1141-1146.
26. Shak, G. K.; Sang, D. N.; Hughes, M. S. (2009). Verteporfin combination regimens of neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Retina, 29(2), 133-148.
27. Vingolo, E. M.; Cavarretta, S.; Domanico, D.; Parisi, F.; Malagola, R. (2007). Microperimetric biofeedback in AMD patients. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 32(3-4), 185-189.
28. Vingolo, E. M.; Salvator, S.; Cavarretta, S. (2009a). Low-vision rehabilitation by means of MP-1 biofeedback examination in patients with different macular diseases: A pilot study. Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 34(2), 127-133.
29. Vingolo, E. M.; Salvatore, S.; Grenga, P. L.; Limoli, P. (2009b). Visual training in retinitis pigmentosa patients: Neural plasticity and function recovery. In R. B. Catlin (Ed.), Retinal degeneration: Causes, diagnosis and treatment (pp. 313-321). New York: Nova Publisher.
30. Wahl, H. W.; Heyl, V.; Langer, N. (2008). Quality of life by limited vision in old age: The example of age related macular degeneration. Ophthalmologe, 105(8), 735-743.