Clinical trials: Vision, Low
Macular Degeneration
Investigating Optical and Neural Causes of Vision Loss
With the aging of the population, the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) eye disease has resulted in a large number of people suffering from central vision loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00926913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Macular Degeneration, Age-Related, Diabetic Retinopathy
Visual Enhancement Device in Low Vision Patients
This study will be a prospective, non-randomized study of low-vision individuals diagnosed with either age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or diabetic macular edema with ETDRS visual acuity from 20/60 to 20/400 in both eyes…
- Trial name
- Evergaze (NCT03794752)
- Testing
- Head-Mounted Visual Enhancement Device
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Blindness
Virtual Reality Mobility Training System for Veterans With Vision Loss
This is a two-year proof-of-concept study to evaluate a new Virtual Reality (VR) "holographic" sound system for use as an audiological Orientation and Mobility (O\&M) training tool
- Trial name
- NCT00333879
- Testing
- Virtual Sound System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Concussion, Eye
The Effects of Concussion on Gait and Posture in Individuals With Peripheral Vision Loss
Changes in gait and balance often occur in individuals who have suffered a concussion. In addition, a subset of concussed individuals also experience peripheral vision loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05948501
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Visual Impairment
Cell Phone Application for Vision Assessment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how visual acuity assessed with Peek Acuity (a cell phone application to check visual acuity) among preschool and school-aged children 3 to less than18 years of age (1) compares to the…
- Trial name
- NCT03212222
- Testing
- Peek Acuity, Standard Visual Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Low Vision, Age Related Macular Degeneration
Early Feasibility Study Using IOPCL MAG to Improve Near Vision in ARMD Subjects
This early feasibility study aims to improve near vision in subjects 55 years or older who have a clinical diagnosis of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT04984590
- Testing
- IOPCL AMD MAG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OnPoint Vision Inc
Low Vision, Orientation
SmartHMD for Improved Mobility
The National Eye Institute estimated about 3 million people over age 40 in the US had low vision in 2010 and projects an increase to nearly 5 million in 2030 and 9 million in 2050.
- Conditions
- Low Vision, Orientation, Mobility Limitation, Navigation, Spatial
- Trial name
- NCT03781583
- Testing
- SmartHMD version 1, SmartHMD version 2, SmartHMD version 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James Weiland
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect (RAPD)
Measuring Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect
The goal of this prospective reliability study is to test the effectiveness of a commercially available, off-the-shelf virtual reality head-mounted display (VR HMD) and machine learning (ML) algorithms in detecting Relative…
- Trial name
- RAPD (NCT05799066)
- Testing
- Swinging Light test, Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display (VR HMD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Glaucoma
Adult Providing Access to the Visual Environment (PAVE) - Glaucoma Pilot
We wish to evaluate a potential training program for patients with glaucoma, to become more efficient users of prescribed low vision devices for distance and near vision tasks.
- Trial name
- PAVE (NCT00338208)
- Testing
- Training in the Use of Low Vision Devices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Vision, Low, Blindness
Testing Tactile Aids With Blind Subjects
The objective of this project is to create richer tactile aids by using materials chemistry to create tactile sensations in tactile aids, as an alternative to traditional physical bumps, lines, or textures.
- Trial name
- NCT06237829
- Testing
- Single bump acuity, Optimal spacing between bumps, Improving signal from a single bump with designer materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Low Vision Aids
Tactile Low Vision Labeling of Ophthalmic Drops
The purpose of this study is an evaluation of a tactile labeling strategy developed in the Ophthalmology Clinical Research Center at University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in collaboration with the UTMB Maker Space to improve…
- Trial name
- NCT04483882
- Testing
- Tactile Labels for Drug identity and dose frequency
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders
Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) aims to develop a brief assessment tool adapted to the primary care setting.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01816087
- Testing
- brief geriatric assessment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Visual Impairment
Feasibility and Efficacy of Assisstive Tactile and Auditory Communicating Devices
This pilot study will integrate multi-sensor fusion techniques (software) to effectively combine information obtained from the newly embedded infrared, ultrasound, and stereo-camera-based sensor systems (hardware) that are…
- Trial name
- VIS4ION (NCT03174314)
- Testing
- Standard object battery and training sequence, VIS4ION System
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degeneration/glaucoma and…
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia, Low Vision, Low Vision Aids
- Trial name
- WOTB (NCT04276610)
- Testing
- Low Vision Reading Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment
Evaluation of Visual - Motor Development in Children With Retinopathy of Prematurity
The aim of this study was to investigate the eye structure, visual impairment, visual motor development and motor coordination of children between 2-6 ages that had applied to diod laser photocoagulation and intravitreal anti …
- Conditions
- Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT03865134
- Testing
- Snellen Test, Autorefractometer, Titmus Stereo Fly Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Visual Impairment, Cognitive Change
Peripheral Vision Training Study
This study will train participants (young people and older adults) to do a visual task, and will assess whether this results in changes in behavioral assessments.
- Trial name
- PVTS (NCT03141164)
- Testing
- computerized training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Visual Impairment, Refractive Error
Frequency of Visual Impairment Among School Children and Effectiveness of mHealth Referral Reminder on Uptake of Referral Services
This study tested whether mobile health (mHealth) tools can affect referral uptake among schoolchildren with vision problems.Visual impairment in children often goes untreated in low- and middle-income countries, even when…
- Trial name
- NCT06616051
- Testing
- Multicomponent SMS reminder
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syed Fawad Mashhadi
Central Visual Impairment
Peripheral Reading
The purpose of this study is to evaluate reading performance in the visual periphery by simulating central vision loss using a computer-controlled gaze-contingent display with an eye tracker.
- Trial name
- NCT03640130
- Testing
- Gaze-contingent text enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Retinal Dystrophies, Healthy
Optical Head-Mounted Display Technology for Low Vision Rehabilitation
The goal of this study is to examine the ability of optical head-mounted display technology to enlarge the visual field of patients with severe visual field loss due to retinal dystrophy and to improve mobility and…
- Trial name
- NCT02983305
- Testing
- Head-Mounted Display
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Glaucoma, Eye Diseases
Vouchers to Increase Uptake of Already Free Eye Care
This study was intended to test if reframing an offer for a free follow-up eye examination could increase uptake within ongoing community-based screening program for low-income and minority populations in Baltimore City.
- Trial name
- NCT04426331
- Testing
- Voucher Without Value Information, Voucher With Value Information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 739 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University