Dutch Reading Test Study

Completed

Conditions: glaucoma or other eye diseases
macular degeneration
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Registration Number: NL-OMON38096

Lead Sponsor: Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

- Visual impairment according to Dutch Guidelines (Van Rens et al., 2011)
- Acceptance of study conditions (informed consent)
- Age of 18 years or older
- Good understanding of the Dutch language
- Stable eye condition at least three months and no progression expected the next month
- Adequate cognitive ability to administer questionnaire

Exclusion Criteria

- Participant stays in a psychogeriatric of psychiatric institution
- A disease or use of medication which delays reaction ability
- Participant with dyslexia

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Reading acuity and reading speed in words per minute and number of characters<br /><br>per minute.<br /><br>(1) Validation of different reading cards<br /><br>(2) Comparing usefulness of different reading cards<br /><br>(3) To examine the relationship between patient characteristics and reading<br /><br>performance on the different reading cards<br /><br><br /><br>De patient characteristics that will be examined are<br /><br>- Distance visual acuity<br /><br>- Eye disease<br /><br>- Central visual field<br /><br>- Contrast sensitivity<br /><br>- Glare<br /><br>- Age<br /><br>- Gender<br /><br>- Education<br /><br>- Cognition<br /><br>- Health status</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>- Depression (Center for Epidemiological Studies * Depression scale: CES-D)<br /><br>- Co-morbidity (chronic disease questionnaire)<br /><br>- Vision related quality of life (Low Vision Quality Of Life questionnaire:<br /><br>LVQOL)<br /><br>- Rehabilitation needs (Dutch ICF Activity Inventory: D-AI)</p><br>