Department of Orthodontics, University of Wuerzburg, Dental Clinic of the Medical Faculty, Pleicherwall 2, D-97070 Wuerzburg, Germany.
J Dent Res. 2010 Apr;89(4):400-4. doi: 10.1177/0022034509359488. Epub 2010 Feb 17.
There is evidence that persons with cleft lip and palate (CLP) suffer psychosocial consequences as a result of their facial appearance. However, no data exist on how they are perceived by others. Our hypothesis was that CLP faces were looked at differently compared with faces lacking an anomaly. Eye movements of 30 healthy participants were recorded (via an eye-tracking camera) while they viewed photographs of faces with/without a CLP. Subsequently, the faces were rated for appearance, symmetry, and facial expression. When the CLP faces were viewed, there were significantly more initial fixations in the mouth and longer fixations in the mouth and nose regions, compared with reactions when control faces were viewed. Moreover, CLP faces were rated more negatively overall. When faces with CLP were viewed, attention was directed to the mouth and nose region. Together with the negative ratings, this may explain at least some of the social deprivations in persons with CLP, probably due to residual asymmetry.
有证据表明，唇腭裂（CLP）患者会因其面部外观而遭受社会心理后果。然而，目前尚不清楚其他人如何看待他们。我们的假设是，与没有异常的面部相比，CLP 面部会受到不同的关注。通过眼动追踪摄像机，记录了 30 名健康参与者在观看有/无 CLP 的面部照片时的眼球运动。随后，对这些面部的外观、对称性和面部表情进行了评分。与观看对照组面部时相比，当观看 CLP 面部时，初始注视点更多地集中在嘴巴上，嘴巴和鼻子区域的注视时间也更长。此外，CLP 面部的整体评分也更低。当观看有 CLP 的面部时，注意力会集中在嘴巴和鼻子区域。结合负面评价，这至少可以解释一些 CLP 患者遭受的社会剥夺现象，这可能是由于残留的不对称性所致。
