Interventions for visual field defects in people with stroke

A Pollock, C Hazelton, FJ Rowe… - Cochrane Database …, 2019 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Visual field defects are estimated to affect 20% to 57% of people who have had
a stroke. Visual field defects can affect functional ability in activities of daily living (commonly …

Vision restoration after brain and retina damage: the “residual vision activation theory”

BA Sabel, P Henrich-Noack, A Fedorov, C Gall - Progress in brain research, 2011 - Elsevier
Vision loss after retinal or cerebral visual injury (CVI) was long considered to be irreversible.
However, there is considerable potential for vision restoration and recovery even in …

Natural history of homonymous hemianopia

X Zhang, S Kedar, MJ Lynn, NJ Newman, V Biousse - Neurology, 2006 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To describe the characteristics of spontaneous recovery of homonymous
hemianopia (HH). Methods: The authors reviewed medical records of all patients with HH …

Does visual restitution training change absolute homonymous visual field defects? A fundus controlled study

J Reinhard, A Schreiber, U Schiefer, E Kasten… - British Journal of …, 2005 - bjo.bmj.com
Aim: To examine whether visual restitution training (VRT) is able to change absolute
homonymous field defect, assessed with fundus controlled microperimetry, in patients with …

Visual impairment in stroke patients–a review

KM Sand, A Midelfart, L Thomassen… - Acta Neurologica …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 30% of all stroke patients suffer from post‐stroke visual impairment.
Hemianopia is the most common symptom, but also neglect, diplopia, reduced visual acuity …

Improving outcome in stroke patients with visual problems

SA Jones, RA Shinton - Age and ageing, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background: stroke is a common condition, frequently with significant effects on a patient's
ability to live an active and independent life. Anything that may potentially have a beneficial …

A critical evaluation of the evidence supporting the practice of behavioural vision therapy

BT Barrett - Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
In 2000, the UK's College of Optometrists commissioned a report to critically evaluate the
theory and practice of behavioural optometry. The report which followed Jennings (2000; …

[BOOK][B] Psychological management of stroke

NB Lincoln, II Kneebone, JAB Macniven, RC Morris - 2011 - books.google.com
Psychological Management of Stroke presents a review and synthesis of the current theory
and data relating to the assessment, treatment, and psychological aspects of stroke …

Plasticity of the visual system after early brain damage

A Guzzetta, G D'ACUNTO, S Rose… - … Medicine & Child …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this review is to discuss the existing evidence supporting different processes of
visual brain plasticity after early damage, as opposed to damage that occurs during …

Comparison of visual field training for hemianopia with active versus sham transcranial direct cortical stimulation

EB Plow, SN Obretenova, F Fregni… - … and neural repair, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Background. Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) aims to improve visual field function by
systematically training regions of residual vision associated with the activity of suboptimal …