Results analysis of treating children with concomitant operated strabismus using virtual reality technologies

The research purpose is to analyze changes in visual acuity, deviation, and vision nature in children with previously operated concomitant strabismus who received treatment for six months using computer programs and a virtual reality helmet in combination with standard orthoptodiploptic treatment at the Tambov branch of IRTC “Eye Microsurgery”. The 1st group was treated using the “EYE” computer program along with standard orthoptodiploptic treatment methods. The 2nd group received standard orthoptodiploptics treatment using the Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality helmet and the Sinoptoviar program, developed in collaboration with the Tambov State Technical University and specialists of the Tambov branch. The results showed that the best corrected visual acuity in the 2nd group increased by a more significant percentage and was statistically significantly higher than in the 1st group. It was also found that the change in the objective angle of strabismus after treatment was significantly more pronounced in the 2nd group, along with a sta-tistically significant improvement in the subjective angle in the same group. In both groups, a significant decrease in the strabismus angle using Hirschberg test was observed after treatment. In addition, binocular vision at 5 meters was formed in a larger number of children in the 2nd group compared to the 1st group. The use of virtual reality technologies in ophthalmology is a new direction, so there are only a few publications in the literature on the effect of these technologies on visual functions. Treatment with a virtual reality helmet is a promising direction that requires further research and should be used as a supplement to, but not a replacement for traditional orthoptodiploptic treatment methods.