Visual Acuity
Conditions
Brief summary
patients with maculopathy reported in low vision clinic are tested for prismatic glasses for near vision. The pre and post visual acuity was recorded.
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
Interventions
OTHERprismatic glasses
prism glasses ranging from 4-10 prism diopters
Sponsors
Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Prismatic Correction for Improving Near Visual Acuity in Patients with Maculopathy | 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 |
Countries
Pakistan
Outcome results
None listed