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October 2023 Publication Spotlight

Review the clinical report discussing clinician feedback on the Magnetic Levator Prosthesis by Kevin Houston, OD, MSc, FAAO, and the Vision Rehabilitation Laboratory. Read their latest publication in ARVO Journals. www.optvissci.com

Adjustable MLP, Magnetic Levator Prothesis, opens opportunities to patients who suffer from droopy eyelids impacting vision. 

August 2023 Publication Spotlight

Creating quality-of-life improvement devices by Kevin Houston, OD, MSc, FAAO, and the Vision Rehabilitation Laboratory. Read their latest publication in ARVO Journals. https://lnkd.in/eqr2kDw7Creating quality-of-life improvement devices by Kevin Houston, OD, MSc, FAAO, and the Vision Rehabilitation Laboratory. Read their latest publication in ARVO Journals. https://lnkd.in/eqr2kDw7

Adjustable MLP, Magnetic Levator Prothesis, opens opportunities to patients who suffer from droopy eyelids impacting vision. 

Total: 19 results
  • Gaze Scanning on Mid-Block Sidewalks by Pedestrians With Homonymous Hemianopia With or Without Spatial Neglect

    Tuesday, July 30, 2024
    Author(s): Shrinivas Pundlik,Matteo Tomasi,Kevin E Houston,Ayush Kumar,Prerana Shivshanker,Alex R Bowers,Eli Peli,Gang Luo
    Source: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
    CONCLUSIONS: Evidence of compensatory scanning suggests a proactive, top-down mechanism driving gaze in HH. The presence of spatial neglect (SN) appeared to negatively impact the top-down process.
  • A Magnetic Actuator Device for Fully Automated Blinking in Total Bidirectional Eyelid Paralysis: First Proof of Concept in a Human Participant

    Thursday, May 02, 2024
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Manarshhjot Singh,Ashkan E Sedeh,Eleftherios I Paschalis
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: FEA simulation results conformed to the experimentally observed trend, further supporting the proof of concept and design parameters. This is the first viable approach in human patients with proof of concept for complete reanimation of a bidirectionally paretic eyelid. Further study is warranted to refine the prototype and determine the feasibility and safety of prolonged use.
  • An Adjustable Magnetic Levator Prosthesis for Customizable Eyelid Reanimation in Severe Blepharoptosis II: Randomized Evaluation of Angular Translation

    Friday, December 01, 2023
    Author(s): Pooyan Tirandazi,Melanie Nadeau,Russell L Woods,Eleftherios I Paschalis,Kevin E Houston
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: Angular translation provided adjustable force, which had a statistically and clinically meaningful impact on eye opening and the completeness of the spontaneous blink. This quantitative evidence supports continued use of the angular translation mechanism for force adjustment in the customizable magnetic correction of severe blepharoptosis.
  • Gaze Scanning at Street Crossings by Pedestrians With Homonymous Hemianopia With and Without Hemispatial Neglect

    Friday, November 17, 2023
    Author(s): Shrinivas Pundlik,Matteo Tomasi,Kevin E Houston,Ayush Kumar,Prerana Shivshanker,Alex R Bowers,Eli Peli,Gang Luo
    Source: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
    CONCLUSIONS: All groups demonstrated compensatory scanning, making more gaze scans with larger magnitudes to the blind side. Mild to moderate LHSN adversely impacted the scanning rate.
  • Clinical Report: Clinician Feedback on the Magnetic Levator Prosthesis

    Friday, October 27, 2023
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Melanie Nadeau,Eleftherios I Paschalis
    Source: Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
    CONCLUSIONS: This clinical report suggests that the main barriers to clinical success of the MLP may be cost and insurance coverage, appearance of the device, and self-application. Possible solutions are cost-benefit analysis research, engineering efforts to reduce spectacle magnet size and improve the ease of eyelid magnet application.
  • An Adjustable Magnetic Levator Prosthesis for Customizable Eyelid Re-Animation in Severe Blepharoptosis: Design and Proof-of-Concept

    Friday, August 11, 2023
    Author(s): Nish Mohith Kurukuti,Melanie Nadeau,Eleftherios I Paschalis,Kevin E Houston
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: Preliminary results suggest that the an aMLP can correct ptosis without adversely affecting blink function. Further evaluation in a larger patient population is warranted.
  • Development and 5-year Evaluation of Diagnosis-Specific Protocols for Visual Neuro-Rehabilitation in a Multicenter Inpatient Rehabilitation Network

    Monday, March 27, 2023
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Matthew Keilty,Caroline Collins,Ritika Trehan,Talia Mouldovan,Kim Stuckart,Nancy Engelhardt,Melanie Nadeau,Craig A Rovito,Lotfi B Merabet
    Source: Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation
    CONCLUSIONS: Data support the feasibility of this inpatient eye and vision rehabilitation care pathway which may be used as a foundation for creating or refining similar programs elsewhere. Uniform administration of IRF-based visual neuro-rehabilitation care could provide a substrate for future clinical trials to evaluate efficacy.
  • Effects of Perceptual-motor Training on Collision Judgments with Peripheral Prism Expanded Vision

    Tuesday, January 03, 2023
    Author(s): Kevin Edward Houston,Eli Peli,Gang Luo,Alex R Bowers,Russell L Woods
    Source: Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
    CONCLUSIONS: P-prisms improved detection, but collision judgments were inaccurate when seen only via the p-prisms and did not improve with perceptual-motor training. Patients should continue to be advised to turn their head and eyes to fixate the hazard after detection.
  • Feasibility of Magnetic Levator Prosthesis Frame Customization Using Craniofacial Scans and 3-D Printing

    Friday, October 21, 2022
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Eleftherios I Paschalis
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: The three-dimensional custom MLP frame generation approach using a smartphone app-based craniofacial scan is a feasible approach for clinical deployment of the MLP.
  • Case Series: Periodic Accommodative Fluctuations after Concussion

    Tuesday, December 14, 2021
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Catherine E McDaniel,Lynn Greenspan,Pooyan Tirandazi
    Source: Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
    CONCLUSIONS: In patients complaining of blurry vision, a careful evaluation of the stability of accommodation is indicated.
  • Inpatient Virtual Vision Clinic Improves Access to Vision Rehabilitation Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Monday, December 28, 2020
    Author(s): Matthew Keilty,Kevin E Houston,Caroline Collins,Ritika Trehan,Ya-Ting Chen,Lotfi Merabet,Amy Watts,Shrinivas Pundlik,Gang Luo
    Source: Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation
    CONCLUSIONS: The virtual vision clinic process improved inpatient access to eye and visual neurorehabilitation assessment before and during the COVID-19 quarantine and was well accepted by providers and patients.
  • Peripheral Prisms Improve Obstacle Detection during Simulated Walking for Patients with Left Hemispatial Neglect and Hemianopia

    Saturday, September 01, 2018
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Alex R Bowers,Eli Peli,Russell L Woods
    Source: Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
    CONCLUSIONS: Within the controlled conditions of this simulated, collision judgment task, patients with left neglect responded well to initial application of p-prisms exhibiting improved detection and wider safety margins on the side of the HVFD that did not differ from non-neglect patients. Further study of p-prisms for neglect patients in free-gaze conditions after extended wear and in real-world mobility tasks is clearly warranted.
  • The Magnetic Levator Prosthesis for Temporary Management of Severe Blepharoptosis: Initial Safety and Efficacy

    Friday, January 26, 2018
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Matteo Tomasi,Christina Amaral,Nicole Finch,Michael K Yoon,Hang Lee,Eleftherios I Paschalis
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: The MLP is safe and feasible for temporary correction of severe ptosis.
  • Driving With Hemianopia VI: Peripheral Prisms and Perceptual-Motor Training Improve Detection in a Driving Simulator

    Wednesday, January 24, 2018
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Eli Peli,Robert B Goldstein,Alex R Bowers
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: P-prisms improved detection with no negative effects, and training may provide additional benefit.
  • Patching for Diplopia Contraindicated in Patients with Brain Injury?

    Wednesday, August 31, 2016
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,A M Barrett
    Source: Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
    CONCLUSIONS: Because more peripheral parts of the visual field increasingly project to the contralateral superior colliculus with the temporal crescent being entirely contralateral, avoiding patching of the temporal crescent was advised, and in most cases can be achieved by taping off the spectacle lens and avoiding an elastic eye patch.
  • Restoration of Vision After Brain Injury Using Magnet Glasses

    Wednesday, August 24, 2016
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Eleftherios I Paschalis,Danielle C Angueira,P Matthew Bronstad,Anna M Barrett,Mary Alexis Iaccarino
    Source: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation
    Visual impairments are common after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and negatively affect quality of life. We describe a 39-year-old woman with a severe TBI who was evaluated by the inpatient optometry and vision rehabilitation service with findings of complete right homonymous hemianopia and right cranial nerve III palsy with 30-degree right exotropia (eye turn out) and complete right ptosis (eyelid will not open). The 30-degree exotropia advantageously generated 30 degrees of right visual field...
  • A Pilot Study of Perceptual-Motor Training for Peripheral Prisms

    Thursday, March 03, 2016
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Alex R Bowers,Xianping Fu,Rui Liu,Robert B Goldstein,Jeff Churchill,Jean-Paul Wiegand,Tim Soo,Qu Tang,Eli Peli
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: Improved pointing accuracy for stimuli detected in prism-expanded vision of patients with hemianopia wearing 57Δ oblique p-prisms is possible and training appears to further improve detection.
  • Asymmetry in the Collision Judgments of People With Homonymous Field Defects and Left Hemispatial Neglect

    Tuesday, June 30, 2015
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Russell L Woods,Robert B Goldstein,Eli Peli,Gang Luo,Alex R Bowers
    Source: Investigative ophthalmology & visual science
    CONCLUSIONS: Left neglect was associated with rightward asymmetry in collision judgments, which may cause collisions on the left side even when an obstacle is detected. These behaviors may represent the spatial misperceptions in body midline described previously in patients with left neglect.
  • A Prototype External Magnetic Eyelid Device for Blepharoptosis

    Friday, February 13, 2015
    Author(s): Kevin E Houston,Matteo Tomasi,Michael Yoon,Eleftherios I Paschalis
    Source: Translational vision science & technology
    CONCLUSIONS: Comfortable and effective restoration of eye opening with maintenance of the blink is feasible using external static magnets and warrants further study.