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Effect of visual restitution training on absolute homonymous scotomas

From 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 0.12) in two subjects, but only monocularly. VRT has little effect on absolute HVFDs in SAP.

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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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