Effectiveness of Prism Spectacles in Patients With Age Related Macular Degeneration

University of Faisalabad

Status

Completed

Conditions

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Treatments

Device: prism spectacle

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT05437302

Ufaisalabad

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study is conducted to determine the effectiveness of prism spectacles in improving visual acuity with age related macular degeneration patients and to assess the improvement in quality of life in patients by using prism spectacles.

Full description

A random sampling technique will be used to allocate patient in interventional and non-interventional group. The diagnosed patients of age-related macular degeneration are assessed for prism spectacles for near vision and prism glasses will be dispensed to the patients. Each subject will be interviewed to fill the Proforma after taking the informed consent. The results of this study will show the effectiveness of prism glasses in patients with age related macular degeneration in their daily routine near work as compared to conventional glasses.

Enrollment

80 patients

Sex

All

Ages

50+ years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients having age >50 years with age related macular degeneration.
Patients of both genders (male and female).
Participants who will be willing to give informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Presence of all ocular disease and systemic ocular pathologies able to impair visual function.
Presence of disorders causing choroidal neovascularization other than age related macular degeneration.
Patients with mental illness, dementia, and severe physical limitations