Eye‐Search: A web‐based therapy that improves visual search in hemianopia. (27th November 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ong, Yean‐Hoon; Jacquin‐Courtois, Sophie; Gorgoraptis, Nikos; Bays, Paul M.; Husain, Masud; Leff, Alexander P.
• Is Part Of: Annals of clinical and translational neurology. Volume 2:Number 1(2015:Jan.)
• Page Start: 74
• Page End: 78
• Publication Date: 2014-11-27
• Subjects: Nervous system -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Neurology -- Periodicals; 616.8005
• DOI: 10.1002/acn3.154
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-9503

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" id="acn3154-abs-0001"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>Persisting hemianopia frequently complicates lesions of the posterior cerebral hemispheres, leaving patients impaired on a range of key activities of daily living. Practice‐based therapies designed to induce compensatory eye movements can improve hemianopic patients' visual function, but are not readily available. We used a web‐based therapy (Eye‐Search) that retrains visual search saccades into patients' blind hemifield. A group of 78 suitable hemianopic patients took part. After therapy (800 trials over 11 days), search times into their impaired hemifield improved by an average of 24%. Patients also reported improvements in a subset of visually guided everyday activities, suggesting that Eye‐Search therapy affects real‐world outcomes.</p> </abstract>