高齢者の視機能トレーニングによるバランス力の改善

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to determine whether it affects the ability to balance training visual function. Average age of 67.3 years elderly participated in the training. The average age of non-training group of 14 persons was 70.5 years. Visual function training was performed using game machines. The training groups received a 15 minute training session per day once a week or 3 times a week for 3 continuous months. Body Sway, one leg standing with eyes open, 10m walk test was used as an indicator of balance ability. Body sway was measured by the closed eyes, and eye-opening for one minute. Other, Functional visual field, Eye movements were measured. The main results are as follows: Results of three months training, visual function of the training group was improved significantly. Improvement of visual function was about 10%. Ability to balance the left and right of the training group has been improved significantly. Non-training group were not significant. Other parameters of body sway did not improve significantly. The Functional visual field and Eye movements had no significant improvement. However, the results of the training was inferred by the game machine of three months, and the wider field of view of the training group as a reason for that visual function was improved. Speculated that improvement of the ability of peripheral vision to recognize the horizontal, and was related to the improvement of balance. In this study, showed that the ability to balance is improved by training in visual function.