Biofeedback rehabilitation of eccentric fixation in patients with stargardt disease

European Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 723-731

  Verdina, Tommaso ^a   Giacomelli, Giovanni ^a   Sodi, Andrea ^a   Pennino, Monica ^a   Paggini, Chiara ^a   Murro, Vittoria ^a   Virgili, Gianni ^a   Menchini, Ugo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biofeedback; Eccentric fixation; Low vision rehabilitation; Microperimetry; Stargardt disease; Visual plasticity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOFEEDBACK REHABILITATION; BIVARIATE CONTOUR ELLIPSE AREA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MICROPERIMETRY; PERIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; RETINAL SENSITIVITY; STARGARDT DISEASE; TRAINING; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BIOFEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETINA; VISUAL FIELDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84881522193     PISSN: 11206721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5301/ejo.5000291     Document Type: Article

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