Visual acuity increase in meridional amblyopia by exercises with moving gratings as compared to stationary gratings.

The aim of the present work was to investigate the effect of a novel therapy based on pleoptic exercises combined with standard occlusion in patients with meridional amblyopia. The exercising system itself, termed focal ambient visual acuity stimulation (FAVAS), consists of sinusoidally modulated circular gratings, which were implemented as a background pattern in computer games binding the children's attention. For the assessment of therapeutic effects, we tested for the development of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in patients trained with a gaming field background of moving gratings (Moving) compared to patients treated with stationary gratings (Stationary).

Evaluation of treatment by pulsed electromagnetic fields in a rabbit hyphema model.

Purpose: Previous clinical studies have suggested a positive effect of low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) on wound healing and inflammation in the eye. We tried to test the value of PEMF treatment in a hyphema animal model with well-defined conditions.

Methods: After injection of citrated autologous blood for the production of hyphema, 16 rabbit eyes were treated with 10 or 20 mT for 60 min on 4 days within the postoperative week.