Reminder-cue Scanning Training for Homonymous Visual Field Loss

Description

This study will evaluate a new approach to training people with visual field loss to scan when driving

Conditions

Homonymous Hemianopia, Homonymous Quadrantanopia

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Study overview

This study will evaluate a new approach to training people with visual field loss to scan when driving

Reminder-cue Scanning Training for People With Homonymous Visual Field Loss

Reminder-cue Scanning Training for Homonymous Visual Field Loss

Condition
Homonymous Hemianopia
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Boston

Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Homonymous hemianopia or homonymous quadrantanopia for at least 3 months
  • * Binocular visual acuity of at least 20/40
  • * Prior or current driving experience
  • * Able to attend multiple study visits
  • * Able to communicate in English sufficiently to understand the study procedures
  • * Physical or general health problems that could impair the ability to operate the controls of the driving simulator or participate in the training

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary,

Alex Bowers, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Schepens Eye Research Institute of Mass Eye and Ear

Study Record Dates

2025-09-01