Comparison of Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening (VOMS) and Computerized Eye-tracking to Identify Exposure to Repetitive Head Impacts

CONCLUSIONS: Participant-reported concussion symptoms, VOMS scores, and age were useful in identifying SOF operators exposed to RHI from controls. RightEye metrics were not useful in differentiating RHI groups from controls. Differences between snipers and breachers warrant further research. Overall, the findings suggest that VOMS may be a useful tool for screening for the effects of exposure to RHI in SOF operators. Future investigations should be conducted on a larger sample of military SMs, consider additional factors (e.g., RHI exposure levels, medical history, and sex), and include additional assessment domains (e.g., balance, cognitive, and psychological).PMID:38531077 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae065
Source: Military Medicine - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Source Type: research