Visual Remapping to Aid Reading With Field Loss

Description

Reading performance in patients with Central Vision Loss and age matched controls with artificial scotomas will be measured with and without different kinds of remapping of missing text to different parts of the visual field.

Conditions

Age-related Macular Degeneration

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Study overview

Reading performance in patients with Central Vision Loss and age matched controls with artificial scotomas will be measured with and without different kinds of remapping of missing text to different parts of the visual field.

Remapping the Visual Field to Aid Reading With Central Scotomas

Visual Remapping to Aid Reading With Field Loss

Condition
Age-related Macular Degeneration
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Minneapolis

University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55455

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. 16 years or older
  • 2. Central vision loss of at least 5 deg diameter, including the fovea, from bilateral central scotomas
  • 3. Stable fixation (+/- 1 deg) using their PRL.
  • 4. No cognitive impairment as indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
  • 5. Satisfactory calibration achievable using eye tracker
  • 1. Central vision loss of less than 5 deg diameter; scotomas that do not cover the fovea; unilateral scotomas
  • 2. Poor fixation (worse than+/- 1 deg) using their PRL.
  • 3. Cognitive impairment as indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
  • 4. Satisfactory calibration not achievable using eye tracker

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Minnesota,

Stephen Engel, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Minnesota

Study Record Dates

2024-11-30