Abstract

TIRADO MARTINEZ, Oslay Mijail; HERNANDEZ PEREZ, Arianna; LINARES GUERRA, Marilyn  and  RODRIGUEZ MASO, Susana. Theoretical basis of microperimetry in visual rehabilitation of low visión patients. Rev Cubana Oftalmol [online]. 2011, vol.24, n.2, pp.356-363. ISSN 0864-2176.

Macular diseases are an important cause of visual disability all over the world. Better comprehension of structure- function relationship at macular level has allowed developing new technologies capable to relate these parameters. This permits rehabilitation of retinal areas with better function, transforming them into new preferred retinal locus for sight fixation. A search in the digital literature contained in MEDLINE, Academic Search Premier and MedicLatina through the EBSCO platform with access to the full text article through HINARI, when not available in the initial interface, was carried out with the objective of synthesizing the current knowledge on visual rehabilitation using the MP1 microperimeter, The search terms used were: microperimeter, microperimetry, visual rehabilitation and neuronal plasticity. Those articles in Spanish, English and French languages, published from January 2005 and May 2011, were considered as the most significant on this topic and were reviewed.

Keywords : Microperymeter; microperimetry; neural plasticity; visual rehabilitation.

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