Professional perspective and practice patterns of vision therapy in Spain
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Título: | Professional perspective and practice patterns of vision therapy in Spain |
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Autor/es: | Piñero, David P. | Bataille, Laurent | Martínez-Plaza, Elena | Molina-Martín, Ainhoa |
Grupo/s de investigación o GITE: | Grupo de Óptica y Percepción Visual (GOPV) |
Centro, Departamento o Servicio: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Óptica, Farmacología y Anatomía |
Palabras clave: | Amblyopia | Convergence insufficiency | Ophthalmologist | Optometrist | Vision therapy | Vision training |
Fecha de publicación: | 23-may-2023 |
Editor: | Taylor & Francis |
Cita bibliográfica: | Clinical and Experimental Optometry. 2024, 107(3): 341-348. https://doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2023.2215383 |
Resumen: | Clinical relevance: An analysis of the professional perspective of vision therapy (VT) by eye care professionals allows understanding the current controversies about this therapeutic option of which aspects can be improved for its correct application in clinical practice. Background: The aim of the current study was to analyse the perception of VT and the clinical protocols in this context followed among optometrists and ophthalmologists in Spain. Methods: A cross-sectional survey among Spanish optometrists and ophthalmologists. Google Forms tool was used to collect data via an online questionnaire divided into 4 sections (40 questions): consent to participate, demographic characteristics, opinion of the professional perspective of VT, and protocols. Only one submission from each email address was permitted by the survey tool. Results: A total of 889 Spanish professionals answered (age, 25–62 years): 848 optometrists (95.4%) and 41 ophthalmologists (4.6%). VT was considered as a scientifically-based procedure by 95.1% of participants, but its recognition and prestige was considered as low. The main cause reported for this was bad reputation or perception of placebo therapy (27.3%). The main indication of VT according to the surveyed professionals was convergence and/or accommodation problems (72.4%). Significant differences were found in the perception of VT among optometrists and ophthalmologists (p ≤ 0.027). A total of 45.3% of professionals reported performing VT in their current clinical practice. A combination of training sessions in office and home was regularly prescribed by 94.5% of them, but with significant variability in the duration of such sessions. Conclusions: VT is perceived by Spanish optometrists and ophthalmologists as a therapeutic option with scientific basis, but with limited recognition and prestige, although with more negative perception among ophthalmologists. A great variability was found in the clinical protocols followed between specialists. Future efforts should be focused on creating internationally recognised evidence-based protocols for this therapeutic option. |
Patrocinador/es: | E.M.-P. has been supported by European Union-Next Generation EU. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/141466 |
ISSN: | 0816-4622 (Print) | 1444-0938 (Online) |
DOI: | 10.1080/08164622.2023.2215383 |
Idioma: | eng |
Tipo: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Derechos: | © 2023 Optometry Australia |
Revisión científica: | si |
Versión del editor: | https://doi.org/10.1080/08164622.2023.2215383 |
Aparece en las colecciones: | INV - GOPV - Artículos de Revistas |
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