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© 2006 American Academy of Neurology Brief Communications Effect of visual restitution training on absolute homonymous scotomasFrom the University Eye Hospital, Department of Pathophysiology of Vision and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Tuebingen, Germany (A.S., J.R., S.T.-K., C.C., U.S.); and University Tuebingen, Department of Medical Biometry (R.V.), Germany. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Ulrich Schiefer, University Eye Hospital, Department of Pathophysiology of Vision, and Neuro-Ophthalmology, Schleichstr. 12-16, 72076 Tübingen, Germany; e-mail: ulrich.schiefer{at}uni-tuebingen.de
The authors examined 16 patients with stable homonymous visual field defects (HVFDs) with static automated perimetry (SAP). Training effect E was defined as difference of the proportions of absolutely defective locations in all test locations, before and after visual restitution training (VRT). E was 0.05 ± 0.05 (mean ± SD). The authors observed a relevant training effect (E
Additional material related to this article can be found on the Neurology Web site. Go to www.neurology.org and scroll down the Table of Contents for the July 11 issue to find the title link for this article. A. Schreiber was partially supported by a grant from the Institute of Medical Psychology (B.A. Sabel). Disclosure: The authors report no conflicts of interest. Received June 30, 2005. Accepted in final form March 13, 2006.
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0.12) in two subjects, but only monocularly. VRT has little effect on absolute HVFDs in SAP. 
