Open AccessVisual Structure and Function in Collision Sport Athletes
Author(s) -
Danielle Leong,
Christina Morettin,
Leonard V. Messner,
Robert J. Steinmetz,
Yi Pang,
Steven Galetta,
Laura J. Balcer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of neuro-ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.586
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1536-5166
pISSN - 1070-8022
DOI - 10.1097/wno.0000000000000572
Subject(s) - athletes , collision , function (biology) , psychology , physical medicine and rehabilitation , computer science , medicine , computer security , physical therapy , biology , evolutionary biology
Vision-based measures have been shown to be useful markers in multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer and Parkinson disease. Therefore, these testing paradigms may have applications to populations explaining repetitive head trauma that has been associated with long-term neurodegenerative sequelae. We investigated retinal structure and visual function in professional collision sport athletes compared to age- and race-matched control participants.