Journal of Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9570
ISSN: 2155-9570
Department of Optometry, Qassim University, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
How commonly one-eyed patients use monocular cues: A survey at Tertiary eye care hospital
Author(s): Naveen Kumar Challa* and Amrin Adil
Aim: The main aim of the study is to find out whether one-eyed patients use all pictorial monocular cues successfully in their day to day activities.
Methods: A pilot study was conducted on seventeen one-eyed subjects with a mean age of 47.23 yrs. ± 19.10 yrs. Subjects were given a forced choice questionnaire that consists of questions that would evaluate the use of all pictorial monocular cues in day to day activities. Each question has one right answer that is randomized and would fit with the use of the pictorial monocular cue. We determined whether a subject chooses the right answer for each question. Based on the answers we determined the number of pictorial monocular cues used by each subject.
Results: Results show that none of the subjects use all the monocular cues and two subjects did not even use o.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2155-9570.23.14.949