A recent paper published in the journal Brain, looking at rehabilitation of eye movements in hemianopia, has confirmed what already seemed to be the case from previous studies, that training reading helps reading but not visual exploration (visual search), while training visual exploration helps visual exploration but not reading. The main thing about this study is that it was a "cross-over" study, that is it tried both types of rehabilitation in all the participants, but in a different order, to show that it wasn't just different people responding to different methods differently.
Click here for the article abstract. The full article is only available to subscribers, I'm afraid.
The good news is that reputable examples of both types of rehabilitation are readily available, supported by evidence from small research studies, and FREE. Reading training, developed by University College London,UK, is available on the ReadRight web site. A visual search rehabilitation DVD is available from the University of Oxford, UK. Contact Ms Toria Summers (PA to Professor Chris Kennard) - drop me a line if you have any problems getting hold of a copy.
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