Ability of Patients With Low Vision to Properly Instill Eye Drops

NCT00760240 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: SI-08-64
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators are interested in seeing how people with low vision (decreased visual acuity or restricted visual fields) instill eye drops into their own eyes. The investigators hypothesis is that this population will have more difficulty with self-instillation of drops than a better-seeing population. The investigators aim to explore whatever factors may be involved in preventing this population from getting prescribed eyedrops into their eyes, whether it is more related to visual field or visual acuity.

Conditions

Glaucoma; Retinal Pathology

Keywords

compliance; eyedrop instillation; How patients with low vision due to glaucoma or retinal pathology instill eyedrops into their own eyes.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Successful instillation of a single eyedrop onto the surface of the eye

  2 minutes

Study Arms (2)

Glaucoma patients

This is a group of patients with restricted visual fields or ETDRS visual acuity of 20/60 or worse

Retina patients

A group of patients with retinal pathology(ARMD, CME, diabetic retinopathy) contributing to their decreased vision.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients reporting for appointments at outpatients referral practices shared by 2 glaucoma and 3 retina specialists

You may qualify if:

• ETDRS visual acuity 20/60 or worse

You may not qualify if:

• Unwilling to participate
• Light perception vision
• No light perception vision

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mid-Atlantic Glaucoma Experts: lead

Study Sites (1)

Glaucoma Specialists/Retina Care Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21209, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma; Patient Compliance

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2008
• First Posted: September 26, 2008
• Study Start: September 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: September 1, 2009
• Study Completion: September 1, 2009
• Last Updated: April 26, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-04

Locations

US (1)