title: Ophthalmic applications of biofeedback.
abstract: Biofeedback therapy has been shown to be of value in the treatment of numerous psychological and physiological problems. In this paper, applications of biofeedback for correction of oculomotor abnormalities including strabismus, nystagmus and amblyopia, refractive error correction, reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP), and blepharospasm suppression are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D000550:Amblyopia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D001764:Blepharospasm / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D005403:Fixation, Ocular; D005901:Glaucoma / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007429:Intraocular Pressure; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D009801:Oculomotor Muscles / Q000503:physiopathology; D009885:Ophthalmology / Q000379:methods*; D012030:Refractive Errors / Q000628:therapy; D013285:Strabismus / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy