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Interventions for visual field defects in patients with stroke.

Alex Pollock¹, Christine Hazelton, Clair A Henderson

¹Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions Research Unit, Glasgow Caledonian University, Buchanan House, Cowcaddens Road, Glasgow, UK, G4 0BA.

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Summary

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Compensatory scanning training shows limited benefits for improving reading and visual scanning in stroke survivors with visual field defects. More research is needed to determine its impact on daily activities and other interventions like visual restitution training or prisms.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Ophthalmology
Rehabilitation Medicine

Background:

Visual field defects impact 20-57% of stroke survivors, affecting daily activities, quality of life, and mental health.
Interventions aim to restore (restitution), compensate (compensation), or substitute for visual field loss.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for post-stroke visual field defects.

Main Methods:

Systematic review of randomized controlled trials involving adults with post-stroke visual field defects.
Searched multiple databases and trial registers up to December 2009/February 2011.
Assessed methodological quality and extracted data on functional ability, reading, visual fields, and quality of life.

Main Results:

Limited evidence supports compensatory scanning training for improving reading and visual scanning.
Scanning training did not significantly improve visual field outcomes.
Insufficient data exists for functional activities of daily living, visual restitution training, or prism interventions.

Conclusions:

Compensatory scanning training offers some benefits for scanning and reading outcomes in stroke patients with visual field defects.
Evidence is insufficient to conclude the effectiveness of scanning training on functional daily activities.
Further research is needed to assess visual restitution training and prism interventions for post-stroke visual field defects.