Eligibility
What is NeET?
What is the Visual Rehabilitation Program?
What can NeET be used to treat?
Who is eligible for therapy?
How long after my injury can I start the therapy?
Procedure
How do I start my Visual Rehabilitation Program?
How will I access the Program?
How many times a day do I have to complete a session?
How much does the therapy cost?
How will I keep up with my progress?
Benefits & Risks
What is the success rate of NeET?
How much vision will I regain?
Are there any side effects of NeET?
Eligibility
What is NeET?
Neuro-Eye Therapy (NeET) uses a medical device, the Vision Rehabilitation ProgramCE designed to help those who have suffered partial blindness as a result of brain injury, most often following a stroke.
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What is the Visual Rehabilitation Program?
An interactive, computer based, vision training task which is designed following assesment of your visual field.
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What can NeET be used to treat?
Visual field deficits following stroke or other brain injury.
Examples of such deficits include:
Hemianopia - Decreased or lost vision on one half of the visual field
Quadrantanopia - Decreased or lost vision in one quarter of the visual field.
Scotoma - An area of diminished vision within the visual field.
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Who is eligible for therapy?
Sight Science Ltd. has been licenced to provide the therapy to all EU residents. Once we have received your visual field assessments, which can be easily done at most opticians, we will be able to assess your suitability. The therapy involves flashing lights so will no be appropriate for those who suffer from photo-sensitive epilepsy. Also, those with severe cognitive impairment may have difficulty complying with instructions for the therapy.
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How long after my injury can I start the therapy?
Since there is often some spontaneous recovery in visual fields following brain damage we would normally wait at least 3 months after the acquired injury before starting the therapy.
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Procedure
How do I start my Visual Rehabilitation Program?
If suitable for the therapy a Visual Rehabilitation Program is designed for you. We then supply the necessary equipment for you to complete therapy sessions at home.
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How will I access the Program?
We supply you with your own computer laptop which you set up at home or in your office. Your Visual Rehabilitation Program is installed on this computer. Completion of daily sessions requires no prior expertise or experience of computer use.
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How many times a day do I have to complete a session?
Each session takes approximately 25 minutes once or twice daily for a minimum of 5 days per week.
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How much does the therapy cost?
Currently you can pay for the therapy in a number of instalments or in one go. The price of NeET is dependent on your current location of residence. For more information on this please contact our office directly. The price is a reflection on the level of support provided including initial assessment, setting up the program, monitoring the progress, support throughout the therapy and feedback in the form of regular reports.
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How will I keep up with my progress?
In monthly intervals we ask you to return your data to us so that we can monitor your progress and adjust the program as we see necessary. During your sessions the software will automatically adjust the visual patterns presented to maximise improvement. After each data return we will also provide you with reports so that you can receive feedback on your performance. During your entire therapy duration and after we will provide support and feedback on your performance.
Benefits & Risks
What is the success rate of NeET?
It is important to note that the site and extent of brain damage are different in each case and therefore improvement cannot be guaranteed. However a large amount of those who have used or are using NeET have reported many improvements in daily activities including navigation skills, reading, visual attention and confidence.
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How much vision will I regain?
This is difficult to say as each case is unique. However, most people who undergo the 6 month therapy period are able to detect visual stimuli anything from 10 to 100 into the affected field of vision.
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Are there any side effects of NeET?
NeET is non invasive and therefore should not cause any unwanted side effect.
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Improvements reported
- Ability to locate moving, flickering objects within the blind field, such as moving traffic
- Increased navigation skills
- Improved reading ability
- Increased concentration span and visual attention
- Increased visual sensitivity
- Significant increase in quality of life
The Neuro-Eye Therapy (NeET) programme
The Therapy consist of:
- An initial consultation to assess your suitability
- Assessment of your visual field
- Specifically designing your Vision Rehabilitation ProgramCE
- Supply of the Vision Rehabilitation Program CE for 6 months
- Support and monitoring of progress
- Data analysis and reports at 1, 3 and 6 months
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