title: Ocular dominance and balance performance in healthy adults.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the effect of ocular dominance on balance performance in healthy adult subjects.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ocular dominance was determined in 24 healthy subjects using the hole-in-the-paper test. Balance function was evaluated by computerized dynamic platform posturography (CDPP). Sway index (SI), antero-posterior sway (APS) and lateral sway (LS) were served as outcome parameters.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The outcome parameters did not differ significantly between dominant and non-dominant eye fixation both in static and angular balance tests (SI-5.47+/-0.42, 6.23+/-0.52, p=0.146 and 18.4+/-1.07, 19.11+/-1.15, p=0.142, respectively; APS--2.26+/-4.68, -5.1+/-4.6, p=0.082 and -1.94+/-3.33, -3.64+/-2.6, p=0.48, respectively; LS--1.21+/-1.46, -1.12+/-1.66 p=0.94 and -1.98+/-1.16, -1.55+/-1.39, p=0.69, respectively).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Ocular dominance does not seem to affect postural function in the monovision and far viewing condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel. revitalgm@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Revital
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gandelman-Marton
authors.forename: Aharon
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arlazoroff
authors.forename: Zeevi
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dvir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D023882:Dominance, Ocular / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted