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Journal Article
Fixation stability after surgical treatment of strabismus and biofeedback fixation training in amblyopic eyes
2021
Overview
Background
Visual fixation may be affected in amblyopic patients and, moreover, its stability may be associated with the effects of amblyopic treatments on visual performance in patients with strabismus. Therefore, fixation stability is a relevant biomarker that might predict the recurrence of amblyopia after a therapeutic intervention. Microperimetric biofeedback fixation training (BFT) can stabilize visual fixation in adult patients with central vision loss. It was the purpose of the present study to evaluate the effects of BFT on fixation stability in adult amblyopic patients after surgical intervention to treat strabismus.
Methods
Participants were 12 patients with strabismus (mean age = 29.6 ± 8.5 years; 6 females) and 12 healthy volunteers (mean age = 23.8 ± 1.5 years; 9 females). The protocol included ophthalmological and microperimetric follow-ups to measure fixation stability and macular sensitivity. BFT was applied monocularly to four amblyopic eyes either on the spontaneous preferential retinal locus or to a fixation area closer to the anatomical fovea after surgical treatment of strabismus.
Results
Baseline measurements showed significantly altered microperimetric average threshold in amblyopic eyes compared to fellow eyes (
p
= 0.024) and compared to control eyes (
p
< 0.001). Fixation was unstable in amblyopic eyes compared to control eyes (p < 0.001). Fixation stability did not significantly change after surgical alignment of strabismus (
p
= 0.805). BFT applied to operated eyes resulted in a more stable fixation with improvements of about 50% after three months of training.
Conclusions
Fixation stability improvements following BFT highlight its potential use in adult amblyopic eyes after the surgical alignment of the strabismus. Future investigations may also consider applying this method in combination with standard treatments to improve vision in amblyopic patients.
Publisher
BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
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