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. 2018 Mar 5;2018(3):CD011290. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011290.pub2

2. Oculomotor rehabilitation versus sham training.

Study ID Total participants Primary: improved ocular motility Secondary: improved functional vision Secondary: improved symptoms Secondary: adverse events
Thiagarajan 2014 12, cross‐over RCT
13‐week follow‐up
Baseline 2.1 saccadic ratio reducing to 1.7, P < 0.05 — OM rehabilitation
Control group change not reported
Reading rate:
Baseline 142 (10) wpm improving to 177 (14).
Reading level:
Baseline 4.1 (0.7) grade level improving to 6.3 (1.2), P < 0.01
Fixations per 100 words:
Baseline 164 (10) improving to 135 (11), P = 0.02
Regressions per 100 words:
Baseline 30 (3) improving to 23 (4)
Control group changes not reported
[means (SEM)]
Improved for OM rehabilitation.
Control group changes not reported
Nil reported

SEM: standard error mean
 OM: oculo motor
 RCT: randomised controlled trial
 WPM: words per minute