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Sunday Nduka Ojiabo,1 Alvin J Munsamy2 1Department of Optometry, School of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, South Africa; 2Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence: Sunday Nduka Ojiabo, Email linkup2ojiabo@gmail.comAim: To evaluate the effect of home-based dichoptic visual therapy using anaglyphic red-green filters on the stereo acuity in a sample of young adults with non-strabismic anisometropic amblyopia.Methods: The study was observational and cross-sectional in design. Two groups (experimental vs control) were sourced using purposive sampling of young adults with non-strabismic amblyopia (experimental group) in comparison to an age-match control group without amblyopia. For the purpose of refractive adaptation, all participants in both groups were asked to wear their spectacle correction constantly for at least 16 weeks prior to exposure to home-based dichoptic therapy. Stereo acuity measurements using the Stereo Fly test were obtained before and after 40 hours exposure to home-based dichoptic therapy. The changes in stereo acuity post eight weeks (40 hours) training from baseline measurements was obtained. The difference in medians between the experimental and control groups using the Mann–Whitney U-test was measured with significance set at P value of < 0.05.Results: A total of 38 young adults (19 males, 19 females) with a mean age of 24.05 ± 5.66 years were enrolled in this study. Nineteen anisometropic amblyopes comprised the experimental group, fifteen of which were classified as moderate amblyopia (6/12-6/36) and 19 non-amblyopes comprised the control group. Home-based dichoptic therapy used on the experimental group after 8 weeks showed a significant improvement in stereo-acuity with a mean improvement of 345.26 ± 184.85 sec arc− 1 [IQR:260;600; p< 0.001] when compared to the control group.Conclusion: Home-based dic

Lindokuhle Majola,1 Alvin J Munsamy2 1Department of Health, Port Shepstone, South Africa; 2Discipline of Optometry, School of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South AfricaCorrespondence: Lindokuhle MajolaDepartment of Health, Ugu District, PO Box 951, Hibberdene, Port Shepstone, 4220, South AfricaTel +27 79 347 8540Email lindokuhle.majola2@gmail.comAlvin J MunsamyDiscipline of Optometry, School of Health Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban, 4000, South AfricaTel +27 31 260 7352Fax +27 31 260 7666Email Munsamya1@ukzn.ac.zaPurpose: The purpose of this study was to show the effect of increasing blood glucose level (BGL) on psychophysical visual function represents by visual acuity and contrast sensitivity in pseudophakic people living with diabetes (PDM).Study Design: This was quasi-experimental, quantitative study using a pretest–posttest approach.Methods: The study was conducted at Gamalakhe community health centre located in Gamalakhe township and included a sample of 50 pseudophakic people living without diabetes mellitus (PWDM) and 50 pseudophakic PDM. BGL as well as psychophysical measurements of visual function were measured preprandial and postprandial. Visual acuity (VA) was measured at distance (4 m) and near (40 cm) using logMAR VA charts, and contrast sensitivity (CS) was measured at 50 cm using a Mars chart. The data collected were captured and subsequently analyzed using SPSS version 25.Results: Glycemic changes measured preprandial and postprandial observed a mean increase of 2.06± 1.35 mmol/L (p=0.350) and 1.08± 0.47 mmol/L (p=0.291) in pseudophakia PDM and pseudophakic PWDM, respectively. CS showed a mean increase of 0.01± 0.10 (p=0.23) and 0.002± 0.02 (p=0.19) log units in PDM and PWDM, respectively; however, the independent t-test showed this was insignificant between PDM and PWDM (p=0.27). A insignificant mean increase of 0.01± 0.04 log units (p=0.25) and 0.001± 0.01 (p=0.32) in distance VA of