June 2013
Volume 54, Issue 15
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ARVO Annual Meeting Abstract  |   June 2013
Low-power Half Lens Prisms For The Rehabilitation Of Hemianopia
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Giovanni Sato
    Centro di Riabilitazione Visiva, Ulss16, Ospedale S. Antonio, Padova, Italy
  • Roberta Rizzo
    Centro di Riabilitazione Visiva, Ulss16, Ospedale S. Antonio, Padova, Italy
  • Gianfrancesco Villani
    Centro di Riabilitazione Visiva, Ulss16, Ospedale S. Antonio, Padova, Italy
    Ophthalmology, Centro Riabilitazione Ipovedenti e Microperimetria - CRIM, Castel d'Azzano, Italy
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    Commercial Relationships Giovanni Sato, None; Roberta Rizzo, None; Gianfrancesco Villani, Letter Scotometry/Marte srl © TX0007576130 / 2012-04-25 (P)
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science June 2013, Vol.54, 2757. doi:
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      Giovanni Sato, Roberta Rizzo, Gianfrancesco Villani; Low-power Half Lens Prisms For The Rehabilitation Of Hemianopia. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):2757.

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Abstract

Purpose: To evaluate the expansion of visual fields in hemianopia after binocular application of low-power prisms

Methods: Retrospective study of 26 patients with different types of hemianopic defects secondary to cerebral lesions: 10 with right homonymous hemianopia, 11 with left homonymous hemianopia, 2 with upper-right homonymous quadrantopsia, 1 with lower-right homonymous quadrantopsia, 1 with bitemporal heteronymous hemianopia, 1 with a complex type of hemianopic defect combined with hemianopic macular scotoma. Evaluation included ETDRS BCVA at 4m, Greene Test, Humphrey visual field test 30-2, and Esterman binocular visual field test before and after application of binocular correction with low-power half lens prisms (≤10 prismatic diopters) with the base placed towards the blind site. Main outcome measures were tolerance to prisms and expansion of Esterman binocular grid. To measure personal satisfaction, a custom questionnaire for visual adaptation to prism lenses and the Environmental Social State test (ESS) were used

Results: Age median (range) was 54 (19-83) years, and BCVA was 0 (0-2) logMAR. Prismatic correction ranged from 8 to 2 prismatic diopters (median 6 D). Esterman binocular visual field on the meridian of greater involvement measured 80° median (range 40-100°) before treatment, and 100° (50-120°) after the application of prismatic lenses. The median of visual field expansion was 10° (range 5-35°). Tolerance as reported by patients about the use of prisms during the activities of daily living was high in all but 2 patients: so, 24 patients (92.3%) wore prisms all day. Among these, only one patient complained about image displacement. Orientation and mobility improvement was the most frequent achievement, and 7 patients regained their driving license. Patients also reported reading with more ease

Conclusions: Low-power half lens prisms for the rehabilitation of hemianopia resulted in an expansion of binocular visual fields and were well tolerated by a great majority of patients, so that prisms were worn all day in 92.3%. The highest satisfaction was reported about the increase in orientation and mobility (7 patients had their driving license back!), and in reading endurance

Keywords: 759 visual impairment: neuro-ophthalmological disease • 758 visual fields • 584 low vision  
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