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Visual training: current status in ophthalmology.

Eugene M Helveston1

  • 1Department of Ophthalmology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202-5175, USA. ehelveston@msn.com

American Journal of Ophthalmology
|November 29, 2005
PubMed
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Visual training, used for centuries, is now minimally practiced by ophthalmologists. Most visual training lacks documented evidence of effectiveness, except for specific convergence exercises.

Area of Science:

  • Ophthalmology
  • Vision Science

Background:

  • Visual training has a long history, evolving from orthoptist-led binocular function improvement to broader applications by optometrists and others.
  • Techniques have been applied to diverse conditions, including reading difficulties, academic performance, systemic symptoms, and athletic enhancement.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide ophthalmologists with an overview of the current landscape of visual training.
  • To analyze the efficacy and acceptance of visual training within the ophthalmology field.

Main Methods:

  • A personal perspective informed by a literature review.
  • Analysis of current visual training practices and historical context.

Main Results:

  • Ophthalmologists and orthoptists currently utilize visual training to a limited extent.

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  • The consensus among ophthalmologists is that most visual training lacks documented evidence of efficacy, with exceptions for near point of convergence exercises.
  • Most visual training is now conducted by optometrists and other non-ophthalmologists.

    • Conclusions:

    • Visual training plays a diminishing role in ophthalmological therapy.
    • Ophthalmology does not endorse visual training in its broadest applications, which are primarily practiced by non-ophthalmologists.