Texas A & M College of Medicine (AZV), Dallas, Texas; Baylor College of Medicine (MBW), Houston, Texas; College of William and Mary (MJC), Williamsburg, Virginia; Weill Cornell Medicine (AGL), New York City, New York, The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) (AGL), Galveston, Texas; the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (AGL), Houston, Texas; the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (AGL), Iowa City, Iowa; and the University of Buffalo (AGL), Buffalo, New York.
J Neuroophthalmol. 2024 Sep 1;44(3):376-379. doi: 10.1097/WNO.0000000000001926. Epub 2023 Jul 13.
We hypothesize that creation of a structured curriculum in neuro-ophthalmology principles might improve self-rated learner satisfaction and knowledge base of National Football League (NFL) game officials. Our initial objective is to create the said curriculum in coordination with game official experts and staff at the NFL to increase levels of understanding of neuro-ophthalmology principles. We reviewed the prior published literature on applicable neuro-ophthalmic principles in professional sports. Major neuro-ophthalmic principles reviewed include both the efferent (e.g., saccadic and pursuit eye movements and vestibulo-ocular reflex) and afferent (visual field, dynamic visual acuity during body movement, and selective attention deficits).
A 6-question survey pertaining to levels of understanding, future applicability, relevance, satisfaction, and interest in additional training was then given to 26 individuals before and after a lecture given by Dr. Andrew Lee in Plano, TX. The primary outcome measure was the creation of the curriculum followed by real-world testing for face and content validity and ending with a self-rated assessment.
Twenty-one individuals completed the prelecture and postlecture survey out of 26 individuals who attended. Prelecture means for the level of understanding of oculomotor terms and the likelihood of using said terms were 3.4 and 3.2, respectively. Postlecture means were 8.9 and 8.8, respectively. The lecture was rated 9.2 of 10 for relevance to coaching and teaching officials, and individuals rated their interest in further content as 9.4 of 10.
This study found that NFL game officials are interested in learning more about the science behind play-calling in terms of neuro-ophthalmology principles and practices. In addition, from our pilot survey, it is evident that even one lecture can improve participants' level of understanding and likelihood of learning more about neuro-ophthalmic principles.
我们假设创建一个神经眼科原则的结构化课程可能会提高国家橄榄球联盟（NFL）比赛官员的自我评估学习者满意度和知识库。我们的初步目标是与比赛官员专家和 NFL 工作人员合作创建上述课程，以提高对神经眼科原则的理解水平。我们回顾了专业运动中适用的神经眼科原则的先前已发表文献。审查的主要神经眼科原则包括传出（例如，扫视和追踪眼球运动和前庭眼反射）和传入（视野、运动时的动态视力和选择性注意缺陷）。
在德克萨斯州普莱诺的 Andrew Lee 博士进行讲座之前和之后，向 26 名个人分发了一份关于理解水平、未来适用性、相关性、满意度和对额外培训的兴趣的 6 个问题调查。主要的结果衡量标准是课程的创建，然后是现实世界的面部和内容有效性测试，最后是自我评估。
26 名参加者中有 21 名完成了课前和课后调查。课前对眼球运动术语的理解程度和使用这些术语的可能性的平均值分别为 3.4 和 3.2。课后平均值分别为 8.9 和 8.8。讲座与教练和教学官员的相关性评分为 10 分中的 9.2，个人对进一步内容的兴趣评分为 10 分中的 9.4。
这项研究发现，NFL 比赛官员有兴趣更多地了解与神经眼科原则和实践相关的比赛决策背后的科学。此外，从我们的试点调查中可以明显看出，即使只有一次讲座也可以提高参与者的理解水平和学习更多神经眼科原则的可能性。
