An evidence based assessment of rehabilitation strategies appropriate to persons with macular vision loss: functional outcomes and comparaitve cost analysis.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Macular degeneration; Vision impairment; Eye - Diseases / disorders of the eye; Macular vision loss

• Registration Number: ACTRN12608000020381
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Meri Vukicevic

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2008-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 48

Inclusion Criteria

•Generally healthy persons, aged 50 years and over.
•Legal blindness according to Australian Social Security classifications, which equates to a level of acuity of 6/60 or less, fully corrected in the better eye.
•A diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration, Stargardt disease or any other ocular disorder resulting in profound macular vision loss with an absolute central scotoma, present bilaterally, for which no further ophthalmological treatment was available, as determined by an ophthalmologist.

Exclusion Criteria

Poor general health, secondary ocular pathology affecting their visual acuity, diagnosed dementia, previous vision rehabilitation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reading parameters including:<br>* Near print size (tested using the Bailey-Lovie Word Reading Chart)<br>* Reading speed and comprehension (tested using the PAT-R reading and copmrehension test, devleoped by the Australian Council for Educational Research)[Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Performace of activities of daily living (tested using the Melbourne Activities of Daily Living Index)[Baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months]