Indian Journal of Ophthalmology

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Year
: 2015  |  Volume : 63  |  Issue : 6  |  Page : 534--536

Microperimetry biofeedback training in a patient with bilateral myopic macular degeneration with central scotoma


Rajiv Raman1, Deepali Damkondwar1, Srividya Neriyanuri2, Tarun Sharma1 
1 Department of vitreo-retina, Shri Bhagwan Mahaveer Vitreoretinal Services, Medical Research Foundation, Sankara Nethralaya, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Elite School of Optometry, Unit of Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Correspondence Address:
Dr. Tarun Sharma
Shri Bhagwan Mahavir Vitreoretinal Services, Sankara Nethralaya, 18 College Road, Chennai - 600 006, Tamil Nadu
India

Microperimetry-1 (MP-1) evaluation and MP-1 biofeedback training were done in a case of bilateral myopic macular degeneration with a central scotoma. Fixation behavior, location and stability of preferred retinal locus, eye movement speed, and mean sensitivity were assessed. The mean retinal sensitivities before, after and at 1-year after training in the right eye were 2.9 dB, 2.9 dB and 3.7 dB and in the left eye were 3.5 dB, 3.7 dB and 1.8 dB. The fixation point in the 2° gravitation circle, improved from 40% to 50% in the right eye and from 43% to 67% in the left eye. The average eye speed before, after and at 1-year after training in right eye were 0.19°/s, 0.26°/s and 0.25°/s and in left eye were 0.36°/s, 0.25°/s and 0.27°/s. Thus, biofeedback training using MP-1 can improve the visual function in patients with macular diseases and central scotoma.


How to cite this article:
Raman R, Damkondwar D, Neriyanuri S, Sharma T. Microperimetry biofeedback training in a patient with bilateral myopic macular degeneration with central scotoma.Indian J Ophthalmol 2015;63:534-536


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Raman R, Damkondwar D, Neriyanuri S, Sharma T. Microperimetry biofeedback training in a patient with bilateral myopic macular degeneration with central scotoma. Indian J Ophthalmol [serial online] 2015 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];63:534-536
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