Efficiency of initial presbyopia functional correction in visually intensive work persons

• Main Authors: I. G. Ovechkin, N. N. Agafonov, V. E. Judin
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Ophthalmology Publishing Group 2015-01-01
• Series: Oftalʹmologiâ
• Subjects: presbyopia; accommodation; physiotherapy.
• Online Access: http://www.ophthalmojournal.com/index.php/opht/article/view/208

<p><strong>Aim:</strong> To study the efficacy of functional (physiotherapeutic) stimulation of an eye in visually intensive work patients with the initial symptoms of presbyopia.</p><p><strong>Methods</strong>: 104 visually intensive work patients before and after complex physiotherapy (low-energy laser radiation, magnitotherapy, stimulation of accommodation) were examined.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Physiotherapy improved near vision (by 0.16 RU on average) and subjective psychophysiological status (by 11.8 %) and reduced eye strain (by 2.1 times). Additionally, objective accommodography indices improved, brightness sensitivity thresholds decreased by 16.5 %, and psychological status improved by 18.2 %. These positive effects of physiotherapeutic stimulation enabled to delay eyeglasses prescription for 6 months in 76 % of patients and for 9 months in 42 % of patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Functional (physiotherapeutic) stimulation provides effective correction of initial presbyopia in visually intensive work persons.</p>