Latest news from Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg on Newswise en-us Copyright 2024 Newswise 115 31 / /images/newswise-logo-rss.gif /articles/meditation:-an-effective-new-therapy-to-reduce-eye-pressure-in-primary-open-angle-glaucoma/?sc=rsin /articles/meditation:-an-effective-new-therapy-to-reduce-eye-pressure-in-primary-open-angle-glaucoma/?sc=rsin Mon, 05 Nov 2018 12:05:24 EST A new era in the management of glaucoma is ushered in by a landmark study published in the Journal of Glaucoma, Official Journal of the World Glaucoma Association. Patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) showed significant improvements of both ocular and general health after participating in a program of mindful meditation focused on breathing compared to the control group that did not partake. Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg /articles/attention-network-plays-key-role-in-restoring-vision-after-brain-damage/?sc=rsin /articles/attention-network-plays-key-role-in-restoring-vision-after-brain-damage/?sc=rsin Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:05:12 EST Magdeburg, Germany, September 4, 2018 - About one third of patients who have suffered a stroke end up with low vision, losing up to half of their visual field. This partial blindness was long considered irreversible, but recent studies have shown that vision training after optic nerve and brain damage can help restore or improve vision. Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg /articles/can-psychological-stress-cause-vision-loss?/?sc=rsin /articles/can-psychological-stress-cause-vision-loss?/?sc=rsin Tue, 19 Jun 2018 15:05:22 EST Persistent psychological stress, which is widely recognized as a consequence of vision loss, is also a major contributor to its development and progression, according to a study now published in the EPMA Journal Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg /articles/current-stimulation-may-keep-visual-neurons-alive-after-injury-but-at-a-cost/?sc=rsin /articles/current-stimulation-may-keep-visual-neurons-alive-after-injury-but-at-a-cost/?sc=rsin Wed, 17 May 2017 11:05:43 EST In a study published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Magdeburg University (Germany) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong report that for rats and mice, repetitive transorbital alternating current stimulation (rtACS) may help preserve visual neurons from cell death after injury. Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg /articles/new-book-offers-help-and-hope-for-people-suffering-from-low-vision/?sc=rsin /articles/new-book-offers-help-and-hope-for-people-suffering-from-low-vision/?sc=rsin Thu, 15 Dec 2016 13:15:49 EST A new book by the world's leading expert on vision restoration, Professor Bernhard A. Sabel, PhD, delivers information about how to better understand the impact of vision loss and new treatment options that could potentially help the more than 150 million people worldwide who suffer from partial blindness. Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg /articles/current-stimulation-of-the-brain-restores-vision-current-stimulation-of-the-brain-restores-vision-in-patients-with-glaucoma-and-optic-nerve-damage/?sc=rsin /articles/current-stimulation-of-the-brain-restores-vision-current-stimulation-of-the-brain-restores-vision-in-patients-with-glaucoma-and-optic-nerve-damage/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:00:00 EST Vision loss due to glaucoma or optic nerve damage is generally considered irreversible. Now a new prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial demonstrates significant vision improvement in partially blind patients after 10 days of noninvasive, transorbital alternating current stimulation (ACS). In addition to activation of their residual vision, patients also experienced improvement in vision-related quality of life such as acuity, reading, mobility or orientation. The results are reported in PLOS ONE. Institute for Medical Psychology, Otto-v.-Guericke University Magdeburg /articles/wechselstrom-stimulation-des-gehirns-verbessert-sehleistung-bei-patienten-mit-glaukom-und-sehnervsch-digung/?sc=rsin /articles/wechselstrom-stimulation-des-gehirns-verbessert-sehleistung-bei-patienten-mit-glaukom-und-sehnervsch-digung/?sc=rsin Wed, 29 Jun 2016 14:00:00 EST Der Verlust der Sehkraft durch Glaukom oder Schadigung des Sehnervs gilt als irreversibel. Jetzt zeigt eine prospektive, randomisierte, multizentrische, klinische Studie signifikante Verbesserungen des Sehvermogens in teilweise erblindeten Patienten nach 10 Tagen Behandlung mit nicht-invasiver, transorbitaler Wechselstromstimulation (alternating current stimulation, ACS). Die Behandlung fuhrte zu der Aktivierung von Restsehleistungen und sehbezogenen Verbesserungen der Lebensqualitat wie Sehscharfe, Lesen, Mobilitat und Orientierung. Diese aktuellen Ergebnisse wurden in PLOS ONE berichtet. 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