Status:
COMPLETED
Translation of Eye Movement Reading Training to Clinical Practice
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Macular Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
55+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common visual impairment in persons over 50 years of age. It has been estimated that 1 in 3 individuals over 75 years of age and 1 in 30 individuals ...
Detailed Description
In the proposed study, the investigators will examine whether these training exercises are effective when practiced at home. There are two specific aims in this project: Aim #1 (Year 1): to develop a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with a diagnosis of retinal disease affecting the central visual field (e.g., non-exudative "dry" AMD)
- with a central scotoma
- and with visual acuity of less than or equal to 20/70 and greater than or equal to 20/400 (in the test eye), will be included in the study.
- The presence of a central scotoma and eccentric viewing will be confirmed using an OPKO OCT/SLO microperimetry.
- The investigator's intent is to include subjects based upon the patient's functional characteristics (e.g., eccentric viewing).
Exclusion
- Patients with other major ophthalmologic or neurologic disease
- choroidal neovascularization ("wet" AMD)
- moderate to severe media opacities
- and cognitive impairment will be excluded.
- Patients' disease status will be monitored throughout the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
33 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01853930
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
June 30 2017
Last Update
November 13 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612