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Glaucoma, Visual Field Loss, and Their Association With Life Space in Older Adults
Led by University of Alabama at Birmingham · Updated on 2025-09-12
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
365 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Mobility refers to a person's purposeful movement through the environment from one place to another and can be conceptualized as a continuum from bed bound (immobility) on one extreme to making excursions to distant locations on the other extreme. Primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) is a chronic, progressive optic neuropathy that can lead to gradual loss of vision in the peripheral field and central vision. Older adults with POAG have an increased risk for motor vehicle collisions and falls. Moreover, existing studies suggest that patients with POAG exhibit more postural sway while standing as measured by a balance platform and also tend to walk more slowly than those who are normally sighted and free of ocular disease. While these disturbances likely influence mobility, there has been little research directly assessing the impact of POAG on mobility. This study will assess the impact of POAG on life space (one aspect of mobility) and will determine whether difficulties with life space are associated with difficulties experienced under conditions of dim lighting.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Glaucoma, Visual Field Loss, and Their Association With Life Space in Older Adults
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participants enrolled in the Early Detection of Glaucoma Progression using a Novel Individualized Approach study or the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation (ADAGES) IV study
- Controls must have no diagnosis of eye disease
You will not qualify if you...
- Patients not enrolled in either the African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation (ADAGES) IV study or the Early Detection of Glaucoma Progression study
- Controls with cognitive impairment that prevents completing tests
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Alabama Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35294-0001
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Research Team
L
Lyne Racette, PhD
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Masking
N/A
Allocation
N/A
Model
N/A
Primary Purpose
N/A
Number of Arms
2
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