Exploring the benefits of wearable electronic vision enhancement systems for people with age-related loss of central visio
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- People with age-related macular degeneration as the principal cause of vision impairment.Eye Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN16865847
- Lead Sponsor
- Macular Society
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Ongoing
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
1. People who are aged 18 years or over
2. Vision loss primarily due to AMD and affects their daily life
3. Able to undertake assessments in English
4. Pass on the short form Mini-mental State Evaluation (MMSE: adapted for vision loss).
5. Not a current wEVES user
Exclusion Criteria
1. Under 18 years of age
2. Other forms of maculopathy or significant causes of vision impairment
3. Reported significant deterioration in vision in the two months before entry
4. Planned curative ocular surgery (e.g. cataract operation) in the study time
5. Balance-related disorders
6. Hearing loss significant enough to affect answering telephone questions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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