Detection of post stroke visual impairment in variety of cohorts
1 December 2021
| Claire Howard
|
Neuro-Ophthalmology
|
Reproducible, Stroke, incidence, prevalence, vision
The Impact of Visual Impairment after Stroke (IVIS) study introduced a standardised vision assessment protocol across three acute stroke units in the northwest of England, with a similar demographic population (predominantly white British). The study reported similar rates of visual...
Visual retraining for homonymous hemianopia following stroke
4 August 2021
| Anna Song
|
Neuro-Ophthalmology
|
Clinical trials, Neuro-ophthalmology, Stroke, Visual fields, Visual loss
This is a clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of motion discrimination training as a potential therapy for stroke-induced hemianopic visual field defects involving 48 patients. They were randomised into two arms, one intervention (deficit-field) and one control (sighted-field). Patients were...
