RT Journal Article
T1 Oculomotor Behaviour in Individuals with Long COVID-19
A1 González-Vides. L, 
A1 Hernández Verdejo, JL
A1 Gómez Pedrero, JA
A1 Ruiz Pomeda, A
A1 Cañadas Suárez, P
AB Objective: To determine, the impact of long COVID-19 on oculomotor behaviour.Design: A case–control study.Setting: Spanish Association of Persistent COVID.Participant: Participants were 75 cases (64 women, 11 men, mean age 46.4 years ±8.9) and 42 controls(22 women, 20 men, mean age 53.5 years ±13.13).Intervention: An eye-tracking test based on visual search paradigm and the Adult Developmental EyeMovement Test were used to evaluate the participants.Main measures: The primary outcomes in the Adult Developmental Eye Movement Test were horizontalreading time, vertical reading time, and their ratio. And for the eye-tracking test the time to find the target,the duration, and the number of eye fixations.Results: In cases and controls, eye movement test results were horizontal(Hadj) reading time 74.2±22.7 s vs 52.0 ±6.1 s (p < .0001); vertical(Vadj) reading time 67.6±17.8 s vs 50.4 ±6.9 s (p < .0001);Hadj/Vadj ratio 0.9 ±0.1 vs 1.0±0 (p=.0032), respectively; and eye-tracking test results were fixationnumber 11.3±3.07 vs 3.51±2.57 (p < .0001); fixation duration 2.01±0.79 s vs 1.5±0.4 s (p=.0013),and time to find target 24.5 ±8.0 vs 18±9.4 (p=.0034), respectively.Conclusions: Data showed a lower performance in oculomotor behaviour in people with long COVID-19,compared to healthy individuals. It cannot be affirmed an ocular musculature dysfunction; the differentiated behaviour could be associated to cognitive alterations affected in these people. Both tests used could be an useful tool forthe clinical assessment of these participants. Further studies are needed to explore the utility of these procedures.
YR 2024
FD 2024-06-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118519
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/118519
LA eng
NO González-Vides L, Hernández-Verdejo JL, Gómez-Pedrero JA, Ruiz-Pomeda A, Cañadas-Suárez P. Oculomotor Behaviour in Individuals with Long COVID-19. Clin Rehabil. 2024 Oct;38(10):1372-1381. doi: 10.1177/02692155241265886. Epub 2024 Aug 2. PMID: 39094376.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025