BYNOCS DAM Case Series Pilot
Research type
Research Study
Full title
BYNOCS DAM (Dichoptic Amblyopia Management) Game treatment Pilot for Anisometropic and Ammetropic Amblyopia
IRAS ID
306267
Contact name
Sunila Jain
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 6 months, days
Research summary
Amblyopia is a neuro-developmental disorder of the visual cortex that arises from abnormal visual experience early in life. Unfortunately, amblyopia cannot be corrected immediately with optical correction/ surgery for the underlying condition alone. The dominant approach to amblyopia treatment includes strategies to enhance visual input from the amblyopic eye (relative to the fellow eye). Occlusion is the gold standard method of treatment in amblyopia; however, compliance and emotional tolerance to the patching affects its success. Dichoptic based video game strategies and virtual reality platforms are enjoyable and can lead to better visual outcomes and improved compliance in the paediatric population; however there is limited software commercially available. A new software called BYNOCS, a computer game similar to dichoptic Tetras. It has been developed and piloted outside of the UK. This small proof of concept study aims to observe and describe the potential effectiveness of 0.5 hours / day of binocular game play using a game which has functionality to adjust contrast of the stimulus of each eye along with adjustment in spatial frequency, temporal frequency and the size of the target.
REC name
West Midlands - Edgbaston Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
22/WM/0015
Date of REC Opinion
23 Mar 2022
REC opinion
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