[Stabilometric analysis in patients affected by maculopathy].

OBJECTIVES: The walk is strictly influenced by vision, that's essential for the position of the body in the space during the walk cycle and the postural control. The quality of life related to the vision is widely highlighted in literature: for example Brown et al. in 2005 underlined the comparison from DMLE and chronic ills, like HIV, angina, dialysis, advanced prostate tumor, stroke, and heart attack. Peripheral low vision appeared the most crippling aspect to the walk, but in recent years a lot of studies stressed the walk difficulty in patients with central low vision.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: Our study has been carried out in partnership between Ophtalmic Department and Physiatrist Department. Its aim was to evaluate static posture in patients affected by maculopathy. We picked out subjects affected by maculopathy with central low vision due to a variety of causes but with preserved peripheral vision.

RESULTS: Test trials had the purpose to investigate different aspects of static posture, in subjects affected by central low vision. It was related to risk of falling and faulty postures, that are pathologically in a long term.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study claimed that in stabilometric analysis the differences between patients affected by maculopathy and control group aren't statistically significant.