A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Brolucizumab vs. Aflibercept in Patients With Visual Impairment...
Diabetic Macular EdemaThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brolucizumab in treatment of patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME).
Timing of Low Vision Rehabilitation in Anti- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Therapy
Low VisionNeovascular Age-related Macular DegenerationThe purpose of this research is to collect preliminary data in preparation for conducting a randomized clinical trial to determine the relative effectiveness of vision rehabilitation in improving overall visual ability (primary aim) and reducing depression (secondary aim) in patients receiving anti-VEGF therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration integrated over time.
Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Choroidal Neovascularization...
Pathological MyopiaThis study is designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different dosing regimens of 0.5 mg ranibizumab given as intravitreal injection in comparison to verteporfin PDT in patients with visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to pathologic myopia (PM).
Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab 0.5 vs Verteporfin PDT in Patients With Visual Impairment Due...
Visual Impairment Due to Choroidal Neovascularization (CNV) Secondary to Pathologic Myopia (PM)This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of two different dosing regimens of 0.5 mg ranibizumab given as intravitreal injection in comparison to verteporfin PDT in patients with visual impairment due to choroidal neovascularization secondary to pathologic myopia (PM)
A Study of Interventions to Reduce Disability From Visual Loss in Nursing Home Residents
CataractRefractive Error1 moreThe purpose of this clinical trial is to determine if interventions within the nursing home to restore vision, or cope with visual loss, in residents with visual impairment result in improvement or less decline in mobility scores, and socialization scores, compared to residents with visual impairment in nursing homes with no such intervention. The investigators hypothesized that nursing home residents with visual loss who receive cataract surgery, or refractive correction, or low vision aids would have have better socialization scores and mobility scores at 6 months and 12 months compared to nursing home residents with visual impairment who are advised to seek services, but have no specific program.
Efficacy and Safety of Brolucizumab vs Aflibercept in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Diabetic...
Diabetic Macular EdemaThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brolucizumab vs. aflibercept in the treatment of patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME).
Triple Procedure for Dense Cataractus Neovascular Glaucoma Patients
IOP DecreasedVisual ImpairmentBackground: One of the most difficult refractory glaucomas in treatment is the neovascular type and its association with dense cataract add to this difficulty. This study aimed to provide results of triple surgical treatment of such conditions. Methods: A total of 12 eyes of 12 patients with dense cataractus NVG patients were included in this study. The patients mean age was 57.25 ± 5.9 years. The mean pre-operative intraocular pressure (IOP) was 47.25 ± 4.04 mmHg with maximum antiglaucoma therapy. The mean best corrected distant visual acuities (BCDVA) in log MAR was 2.13 ± 0.38. All the patients received intra-vitreal injection of 1.25 mg (0.05 ml) bevacizumab followed by phacoemulsification, pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) including pan-retinal photocoagulation (PRP), and assisted trabeculectomy with Mitomycin c (MMC). Mean IOP and BCDVA changes were the main outcome results of this study.
Study of Efficacy and Safety of Brolucizumab vs. Aflibercept in Patients With Visual Impairment...
Diabetic Macular EdemaThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brolucizumab in treatment of patients with visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME).
Assessment of an Augmented Reality Low Visual Aid in Children and Young People With Visual Impairment...
Vision DisabilityApproximately 24,500 children and young people (CYP) in England have a visual impairment (VI). VI refers to a loss of vision that cannot be corrected with glasses or contact lenses. Low vision aids (e.g. magnifying glasses) can help CYP with a VI see more clearly. However, current low vision aids are not suitable for many of the activities CYP regularly engage in, such as watching TV or school lessons. SightPlus is an advanced head-mounted digital low vision aid for CYP and adults. SightPlus helps people with a VI use their remaining vision to see more clearly up close and at a distance. SightPlus was recently tested at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London with 60 adults with a VI. The results showed that adults could see more clearly while using SightPlus. The study proposed here aims to find out whether SightPlus can improve the vision and quality of life of CYP aged 8-16 years with a VI. For this study, 25 CYP will come to Sheffield Children's Hospital (SCH) for an 80-minute session with parents/guardians where they will have their vision tested, complete questionnaires measuring their vision-related quality of life and functional vision (i.e. what someone can see), and learn how to use SightPlus. CYP will then be asked to use SightPlus for four weeks. Parents/guardians will record the activities CYP use SightPlus for in a home diary. After four weeks, CYP and their parents/guardians will come back to SCH for a 90-minute session where they will have their vision tested with and without SightPlus, complete another vision-related quality of life and functional vision questionnaire, hand in their home diary, and complete a feedback form about their experiences of using SightPlus. This study will help us find out whether SightPlus can improve the vision and quality of life of CYP with a VI.
Community Access Through Remote Eyesight (CARE) Study
Low VisionStudy is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of novel mobile application technologies (including Seeing AI, Aira, and Supervision+) to improve quality of life in older adults with low vision by expanding community access and providing assistance with activities of daily living. Aira provides real-time remote personal assistance through a sighted Aira agent supplying direct feedback to assist with visual tasks. Seeing AI provides optical character recognition allowing any text to be read aloud, color identification, bar code reading, scene description, and facial recognition based on stored photos. Supervision + allows one to use the phone as a magnifier, providing magnification and contrast enhancement using the camera of the mobile phone. This study seeks to understand the potential of these technologies to improve daily activities, community participation, independence, and self-sufficiency in this group by examining a technological approach, which has not yet undergone rigorous investigation in a diverse population of older adults with visual impairment. Project objectives are to evaluate mobile applications in a wide range of visual disability, categorized into three groups: (1) mild to moderate visual acuity loss, (2) severe to profound visual acuity loss, and (3) legal blindness secondary to visual field loss. Participants are randomized to one of three intervention groups: (1) Supervision+ application, (2) Aira application, or (3) Seeing AI application for a period of 6 months. For the Aira intervention group, participants will be assigned either with 'restricted' access (current open access areas plus 30 minutes/month anywhere), or 'unrestricted' access (700 minutes), for a period of 3 months with a 3 month cross-over period. Participants may elect to continue the study for an additional 3 months during which time they have access to all 3 study mobile applications. Outcome measures include assessment of changes at three, six and nine months post-intervention for: visual ability, health state (including depression), self-efficacy, loneliness, life space, distances travelled from the home, and types of services obtained.