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Improved automated perimetry performance in elderly subjects after listening to Mozart
Marques, Junia Cabral; Vanessa, Adriana Chaves Oliveira; Fiorelli, Macedo Batista; Kasahara, Niro.
Afiliação
  • Marques, Junia Cabral; Santa Casa of São Paulo. Department of Ophthalmology. São Paulo. BR
  • Vanessa, Adriana Chaves Oliveira; Santa Casa of São Paulo. Department of Ophthalmology. São Paulo. BR
  • Fiorelli, Macedo Batista; Santa Casa of São Paulo. Department of Ophthalmology. São Paulo. BR
  • Kasahara, Niro; Santa Casa of São Paulo. Department of Ophthalmology. São Paulo. BR
Clinics ; Clinics;64(7): 665-667, 2009. tab
Article em En | LILACS | ID: lil-520799
Biblioteca responsável: BR1.1
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

To evaluate the performance of automated perimetry of elderly subjects naïve to AP after listening to a Mozart sonata.

INTRODUCTION:

Automated perimetry (AP) is a psychophysical test used to assess visual fields in patients with neurological disorders and glaucoma. In a previous study, Fiorelli et al. showed that young subjects who listened to a Mozart sonata prior to undergoing AP performed better in terms of reliability than those who did not listen to the sonata.

METHODS:

Fifty-two AP-naïve, normal subjects underwent Automated perimetry (SITA 24-2). The study group (25 subjects) underwent AP after listening to Mozart's Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major, and the control group (27 subjects) underwent Automated perimetry without prior exposure to the music.

RESULTS:

The study group had significantly lower false negative rates and a lower visual field reliability score than the controls (P=0.04 and P=0.04, respectively). The test time was shorter for the study group (P=0.03).

DISCUSSION:

This study shows that elderly subjects, when exposed to the Mozart sonata immediately before AP testing, have lower false negative rates and lower visual field reliability scores when compared with an age- and gender-matched control group. Our results differ from those of Fiorelli et al. who found lower false positive rates and less fixation loss in addition to lower false negative rates.

CONCLUSION:

Listening to a Mozart sonata seems to improve automated perimetry reliability in elderly subjects.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Estimulação Acústica / Glaucoma / Testes de Campo Visual / Música Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinics Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: LILACS Assunto principal: Estimulação Acústica / Glaucoma / Testes de Campo Visual / Música Tipo de estudo: Observational_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Male Idioma: En Revista: Clinics Assunto da revista: MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2009 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Brasil