National study is looking for Dry Macular Degeneration (AMD)patients for Landfall Eye Associates clinical trial
April 16th, 2009
AMD patients who are interested to volunteer the Landfall Eye Associates study, will be reimbursed to cover study related transportation costs. Approximately four visits will be required of all participants.
It's a clinical study to determine if repetitive stimulation of the preferred retinal locus, the area near the central blind spot used to focus on words, letter, and object, will help in their ability to read.
The patients will be divided into two groups. One group of patients will use a medical device that looks like a computer screen and will display bright objects to stimulate the preferred retinal locus.
Participants must be able to perform the therapy twice daily for about 40 to 50 minutes each day, six times per week. The therapy will be performed in the participant’s home for approximately three months.
The other group is the control group, will not use the medical device or perform therapy. Participants will be randomly assigned to a group.
If the trial study shows the treatment with the medical device is effective, the participants who did not perform the therapy will be offered the opportunity to do so at a later date at no charge.
Source: WebWire
Landfall Eye Associates is participating in this multicenter national study sponsored by NovaVison, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, Fla.
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