Visual rehabilitation via microperimetry in patients with geographic atrophy: a pilot study

• Published in: International journal of retina and vitreous Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Ramírez Estudillo, Juan Abel, León Higuera, Mario Isaías, Rojas Juárez, Sergio, Ordaz Vera, Maria de Lourdes, Pablo Santana, Yessica, Celis Suazo, Benito
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 22.05.2017; BMC
• Subjects: Age; Age-related macular degeneration; Biofeedback; Diabetes; Diabetic retinopathy; Edema; Fixation stability; Geographic atrophy; Macular degeneration; Microperimetry; Original; Patients; Pharmaceutical industry; Rehabilitation; Retina; Studies; Visual rehabilitation; Visual rehabilitation; Fixation stability; Geographic atrophy; Microperimetry; Age-related macular degeneration

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in the western world. As a consequence of AMD, patients develop structural damage that comprises the fovea and subsequently present loss of central vision, low visual acuity and unstable fixation. Contrary to what happens with...