Head-Cancelled Virtual Reality for Ocular Cranial Nerve Palsies
United States40 participantsStarted 2024-09-10
Plain-language summary
This study is investigating whether eye exercises for abducens palsy and internuclear ophthalmoplegia increase ocular range of motion in the paretic direction when performed in virtual reality under head-cancelled compared to head-active conditions.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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OCNP Group Inclusion Criteria:
* Presence of OCNP in one eye with 50% range-of-motion limitation or worse
* Able to provide informed consent and will be able to fluently read and understand spoken English
OCNP Group Exclusion Criteria:
* Presence of bilateral OCNP
* Range of motion better than 50%
* Visual acuity worse than 20/100 in either eye
* Greater than 4-line difference in visual acuity between the eyes,
* Structural anomalies or sensory sensitivities (e.g. visual motion sensitivity) that would prevent them from wearing or tolerating a VR headset
Participants will be excluded if they are unable to participate if inclusion criteria are not met.
Normal Group Inclusion Criteria:
* Absence of OCNP or other neurological or neuro-ophthalmic diseases
* No strabismus
* Have normal or near-normal vision with glasses or contact lenses.
* Be able to provide informed consent and will be able to fluently read and understand spoken English
Normal Group Exclusion Criteria:
* Visual acuity worse than 20/100 in either eye
* Greater than 4-line difference in visual acuity between the eyes
* Structural anomalies or sensory sensitivities (e.g. visual motion sensitivity) that would prevent them from wearing or tolerating a VR headset
* Known inability to tolerate visual testing of at least 20 minutes continuously.