Prismatic Correction for Improving Near Visual Acuity in Patients With Maculopathy

Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

patients with maculopathy reported in low vision clinic are tested for prismatic glasses for near vision. The pre and post visual acuity was recorded.

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

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Visual Acuity

Interventions

prismatic glassesOTHER

prism glasses ranging from 4-10 prism diopters

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 40 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

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

Locations (1)

Al Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Prismatic Correction for Improving Near Visual Acuity in Patients with Maculopathy

A Per forma/questionnaire is used to document Near visual Acuity with the help of light house Chart to see improvement in visual acuity

Time frame: 7 -8 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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