British Journal of Ophthalmology 2006;90:543-545
SCIENTIFIC REPORT
Improved automated perimetry performance following exposure to Mozart
Santa Casa of Sao Paulo, Department of Ophthalmology and School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil
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Vanessa Macedo Batista Fiorelli
MD, Alameda Alemanha, 106, Bragança Paulista, SP, 12910-035, Brazil; fiorelliliv{at}uol.com.br
Aim: To evaluate the performance on automated perimetry (AP) after listening to a Mozart sonata in normal subjects naive to AP.
Methods: 60 naive normal subjects underwent AP (SITA 24-2). The study group (30 subjects) underwent AP after listening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major and the control group (30 subjects) underwent AP without previous exposure to the music.
Results: The study group had significantly less fixation loss, false positive, and false negative rates compared to controls (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Listening to Mozart seems to improve AP performance in normal naive subjects.
Abbreviations: AP, automated perimetry; FL, fixation loss; FP, false positive errors; MD, mean deviation; PD, pattern deviation; PSD, pattern standard deviation; TD, total deviation; VA, visual acuity
Keywords: automated perimetry; visual field; music; Mozart; glaucoma
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