Gaming to improve vision: 21st century self-monitoring for patients with age-related macular degeneration

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Entertainment Newsweekly -- Data detailed on Eye Diseases and Conditions - Age-Related Macular Degeneration have been presented. According to news reporting from Melbourne, Australia, by VerticalNews journalists, research stated, “Improved vision self-monitoring tools are required for people at risk of neovascular complications from age related macular degeneration (AMD). to report the self-monitoring habits of participants with intermediate AMD using the Amsler grid chart, and the use of personal electronic devices and gameplay in this over 50 year old cohort. single-centre descriptive study carried out at the Centre for Eye Research (CERA), Melbourne, Australia. 140 participants over 50 years of age, with a diagnosis of intermediate AMD and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of {{>=}}6/12 in each eye. structured questionnaire survey of participants who were enrolled in natural history of AMD studies at CERA. frequency of vision self-monitoring using the Amsler grid chart, and frequency of general use of personal electronic devices and gameplay. Of 140 participants with mean age of 70.5 years, 83.6% used an Amsler grid chart, but only 39.3% used it once per week.”

Financial support for this research came from National Health and Medical Research Council.

The news correspondents obtained a quote from the research from Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, “Most participants (91.4%) used one or more personal electronic devices. Of these, over half (54.7%) played games on them, among whom 39% played games once a day. Of participants aged 50-69 years, 92% (95%CI 85.1-98.9) were willing to play a game to monitor their vision, compared to 78% (95%CI 69.0-87.0) of those aged 70 years and older (p <0.05). a large proportion of AMD patients already use personal electronic devices.”

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: “Gamification techniques are likely to increase compliance with self-monitoring, leading to earlier detection in the next generation of patients with neovascular AMD.”

For more information on this research see: Gaming to improve vision: 21st century self-monitoring for patients with age-related macular degeneration. Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology , 2017;():. (Wiley-Blackwell - http://www.wiley.com/; Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1442-9071)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting H. Razavi, Centre for Eye Research Australia, Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Additional authors for this research include E. Baglin, P. Sharangan, E. Caruso, N. Tindill, S. Griffin and R. Guymer.

The direct object identifier (DOI) for that additional information is: https://doi.org/10.1111/ceo.13097. This DOI is a link to an online electronic document that is either free or for purchase, and can be your direct source for a journal article and its citation.

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CITATION: (2018-01-05), Findings on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Reported by Researchers at Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital (Gaming to improve vision: 21st century self-monitoring for patients with age-related macular degeneration), Entertainment Newsweekly, 48, ISSN: 1944-1681, BUTTER® ID: 014927309

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