Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia

Purpose: To measure the reading eye movement’s parameters and quantify the oculomotor dysfunction among subjects with homonymous hemianopia compared to age-matched controls using ReadAlyzer. Methods: This was a prospective study carried out in the neuro-optometry clinic of a tertiary eye care hospit...

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Main Authors: Nayan Gupta, Ayisha Atiya, Jameel R Hussaindeen, Selvakumar V Ambika
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_2050_23
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Ayisha Atiya
Jameel R Hussaindeen
Selvakumar V Ambika
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description Purpose: To measure the reading eye movement’s parameters and quantify the oculomotor dysfunction among subjects with homonymous hemianopia compared to age-matched controls using ReadAlyzer. Methods: This was a prospective study carried out in the neuro-optometry clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital in South India, from October 2018 to Janurary 2019. Fifty consecutive patients diagnosed with homonymous hemianopia were enrolled in the study after obtaining their written informed consent. Reading eye movements were measured using ReadAlyzer in patients with homonymous hemianopia and age-matched controls. Reading eye movement parameters were represented in median [interquartile range (IQR)]. Results: Subjects with homonymous hemianopia showed increased number of fixations/100 words- median (IQR) [175 (80–270)] compared to controls [91 (52.5–127.5)]; increased number of regressions/100 words [33 (-13–79)] compared to controls [18 (-10–46)]; and reduced reading rate [93 (46–140) words/min] compared to controls [186 (144–228) words/min] (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.05). Similar trend was observed for grade level equivalent 2 (0–4) and regression to fixation ratio 15 (1–29) compared to controls [grade equivalent 7 (3–11) and regression to fixation ratio 11 (-2–24)] (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.005). Conclusion: Reading eye movements assessed using ReadAlyzer are found to be significantly impaired among homonymous hemianopias compared to age-matched controls (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.05).
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spelling doaj-art-d6a9c7f84fa0470db1cc569cb1f5042a2025-08-20T03:52:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892025-05-0173572072410.4103/IJO.IJO_2050_23Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopiaNayan GuptaAyisha AtiyaJameel R HussaindeenSelvakumar V AmbikaPurpose: To measure the reading eye movement’s parameters and quantify the oculomotor dysfunction among subjects with homonymous hemianopia compared to age-matched controls using ReadAlyzer. Methods: This was a prospective study carried out in the neuro-optometry clinic of a tertiary eye care hospital in South India, from October 2018 to Janurary 2019. Fifty consecutive patients diagnosed with homonymous hemianopia were enrolled in the study after obtaining their written informed consent. Reading eye movements were measured using ReadAlyzer in patients with homonymous hemianopia and age-matched controls. Reading eye movement parameters were represented in median [interquartile range (IQR)]. Results: Subjects with homonymous hemianopia showed increased number of fixations/100 words- median (IQR) [175 (80–270)] compared to controls [91 (52.5–127.5)]; increased number of regressions/100 words [33 (-13–79)] compared to controls [18 (-10–46)]; and reduced reading rate [93 (46–140) words/min] compared to controls [186 (144–228) words/min] (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.05). Similar trend was observed for grade level equivalent 2 (0–4) and regression to fixation ratio 15 (1–29) compared to controls [grade equivalent 7 (3–11) and regression to fixation ratio 11 (-2–24)] (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.005). Conclusion: Reading eye movements assessed using ReadAlyzer are found to be significantly impaired among homonymous hemianopias compared to age-matched controls (Mann–Whitney U test, P ≤ 0.05).https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_2050_23eye movementshomonymous hemianopiareadalyzersaccades
spellingShingle Nayan Gupta
Ayisha Atiya
Jameel R Hussaindeen
Selvakumar V Ambika
Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
eye movements
homonymous hemianopia
readalyzer
saccades
title Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
title_full Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
title_fullStr Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
title_full_unstemmed Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
title_short Reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
title_sort reading eye movements among homonymous hemianopia
topic eye movements
homonymous hemianopia
readalyzer
saccades
url https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/IJO.IJO_2050_23
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