Saturday, May 27, 2006

NeuroVision treatment for low myopia following LASIK regression.


Title
NeuroVision treatment for low myopia following LASIK regression.

Source
Journal of Refractive Surgery. 22(4):406-8, 2006 Apr.



PURPOSE:
To evaluate a novel non-surgical method for improving vision in a refractive surgery patient.




METHODS:
A 45-year-old man who had undergone LASIK 5 years previously presented with blurred distance vision. Unaided vision in the right eye was 20/329-2) and 20/20 in the left eye. He enrolled for NeuroVision treatment (NeuroVision Pte Ltd, Singapore), a computer-based interface in which a repetitive set of visual excerises is performed for 10 to 12 weeks.



RESULTS:
After 35 sessions, unaided visual acuity in the right eye was 20/16(-3) and 20/20(-1) in the left eye, representing 2.8 lines of improvement in the right eye and 1.6 lines in the left eye.




CONCLUSIONS:
NeuroVision, a noninvasive treatment based on the concept of perceptual learning, is a benefit in cases in which surgical enhancement is not recommended.

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