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NCT Number: NCT01244074

Visual Rehabilitation of Patients With Myopic Maculopathy

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Myopic Maculopathy

Age range

35 year–57 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University La Sapienza, Polo Pontino

Latina, 04100, Italy

Who can participate

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

biofeedback training

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. improvement of visual performance

Secondary outcomes

  1. improvement of visual acuity, retinal sensitivity, fixation stability

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Roma La Sapienza

Other

Registry information

Important dates

First posted
Nov 19, 2010
Registry last updated
Nov 19, 2010

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