Prismatic Correction for Improving Near Visual Acuity in Patients With Maculopathy

February 17, 2023 updated by: Mehreen Tanveer, Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital
patients with maculopathy reported in low vision clinic are tested for prismatic glasses for near vision. The pre and post visual acuity was recorded.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Diagnosed patient of maculopathy who was visited in low vision clinic are divided in two groups , one is control group (prescribed simple near vision glasses) and other is interventional group(prescribed prismatic glasses). Both groups were follow up after one month to check the improvement in near visual acuity

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

100

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
        • Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi

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.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

40 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosed patients of maculopathy refer to low vision clinic
  2. Patients with both genders
  3. VA from LogMAR 1.0 to LogMAR 0.3

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Maculopathy patients with other ocular disease
  2. VA worsen the LogMAR 1.0
  3. Patients with mental illness and other physical lmitations

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: prism glasses
prisms glasses are advised with ranging of 4prism diopters to 10 prism diopters
Other: prismatic glasses
prism glasses ranging from 4-10 prism diopters
No Intervention: presbyopic glasses
simple presbyopia glasses according to age are advised

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Prismatic Correction for Improving Near Visual Acuity in Patients with Maculopathy
Time Frame: 7 -8 months
A Per forma/questionnaire is used to document Near visual Acuity with the help of light house Chart to see improvement in visual acuity
7 -8 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 1, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

December 31, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 25, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2023

First Posted (Estimate)

February 28, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 28, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 17, 2023

Last Verified

February 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • AlShifaTrust Eye

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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