A prospective study of the EYEPORT Vision Training System

Abstract

Background The purpose of this study was to determine if vision training with the EYEPORT ™ system affects vision and reading performance. (Subsequent to this study, the “E.Y.E.” has been renamed “ EYEPORT ™ ”) Methods College students with normal vision (n = 31) participated in a blind, crossover study to assess within-subject and between-group effects of EYEPORT training. Half the subjects initially underwent training (10 minutes per day, 6 days a week for 3 weeks), and then crossed over to the no-train control condition (3 weeks); the other half underwent the reverse sequence. Vision and reading performance were assessed at baseline, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks. Results Multivariate analyses (Hotelling’s T 2) found small improvements in vergence and accommodative facility, reading performance, and stereopsis response time after EYEPORT training ( P < 0.025). Enhancements in reading performance and vergence facility were still present 3 weeks after cessation of training ( P < 0.001). Conclusions The EYEPORT training system shows potential to enhance visual performance and reading ability. Studies are underway to assess its efficacy in symptomatic populations.