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Visual Remapping to Aid Reading With Field Loss

University of Minnesota · NCT03848663

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 16+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
108
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
February 1, 2022
Record last updated
July 8, 2026

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What the study is about

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.

Being studied: Traditional Remapping; Personalized Remapping

Conditions: Age-related Macular Degeneration

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • 16 years or older
  • Central vision loss of at least 5 deg diameter, including the fovea, from bilateral central scotomas
  • Stable fixation (+/- 1 deg) using their PRL.
  • No cognitive impairment as indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
  • Satisfactory calibration achievable using eye tracker

Exclusion Criteria

  • Central vision loss of less than 5 deg diameter; scotomas that do not cover the fovea; unilateral scotomas
  • Poor fixation (worse than+/- 1 deg) using their PRL.
  • Cognitive impairment as indicated by a Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).
  • Satisfactory calibration not achievable using eye tracker

Recruiting US locations

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Stephen Engel, Ph.D. · 612-625-5571 · engel@umn.edu
  • Gordon Legge, Ph.D. · legge@umn.edu
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