Optometry and Vision Science · 1989 · 27 citations · 0 references
MedicineOphthalmologyVision ScienceClinical Vision ScienceVisual DisordersVisual RehabilitationPrism AdaptationSpectacle Lens InterventionsVisual ImpairmentControl Group DesignEccentric Viewing StrategyLocomotionMatched Control GroupPrism Adaptation TrainingPrism PrescriptionPrism-assisted Eccentric ViewingVisual Performance
Patients with macular dysfunction were given spectacle lenses with prism and a control group of similar patients were assessed without prism. About 60% of those without prisms learned to improve acuity by eccentric viewing. Over 90% of those fitted with prisms showed an improvement in acuity and performed better on locomotion tests.