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Visual Rehabilitation of Patients With Myopic Maculopathy | Clinical Trials | Clareo Health

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Visual Rehabilitation of Patients With Myopic Maculopathy

NCT01244074•University of Roma La Sapienza

Summary

The Visual Pathfinder (LACE inc.) offers a non- invasive, patient- centered visual rehabilitation system based on an acoustic biofeedback. The investigators wanted to evaluate its usefulness in the improvement of visual function in visually impaired patients with high myopia.

Eligibility

Age

35 - 57 years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria

•high myopia (range 9-15 D) visited at the Outpatient Medical Retina's Hospital A. Fiorini Terracina (LT), University of Rome "La Sapienza", Polo Pontino. The diagnosis of myopic maculopathy was made on the basis of a comprehensive ophthalmological evaluation which included: biomicroscopic examination of anterior and posterior segment, fluorescein angiography (FAG) (Heidelberg HRA-2, FA module Heidelberg, Germany), optical coherence tomography (OCT), Spectral Domain (Heidelberg HRA-2, OCT module Heidelberg, Germany) and microperimetry with microperimeter MP-1 (Nidek Technologies, Padova, Italy).

Exclusion Criteria

•The investigators have excluded patients with other eye diseases (glaucoma, AMD, retinal detachment, etc.), uncooperative patients and persons with opacity of the dioptric media.

Locations (1)

University La Sapienza, Polo Pontino

Latina, Italy

Key Dates

Last Updated

November 19, 2010

Conditions

Myopic Maculopathy

Interventions

biofeedback training

BEHAVIORAL