Shape Processing in Glaucoma
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Assessing novel strategies to measure functional vision in glaucoma
IRAS ID
227989
Contact name
Michelle Snowball
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Glasgow Caledonian University
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 11 months, 29 days
Research summary
Does glaucoma affect shape perception?
The aim of this project is to explore shape perception in glaucoma by means of a new visual function test. It is anticipated that the new test will allow earlier detection of glaucoma, a potentially blinding eye condition that affects 2% of the population. Participants with varying severities of glaucomatous damage to the eye and those at risk of developing glaucoma will be recruited for this study as well as age matched controls. All participants would undergo an eye examination and standard visual function tests before completing the new psychophysical tests (which involve viewing a computer screen and pressing a key on a keyboard). Each participant will be asked to attend two sessions lasting approximately 1.5 hours. The experiment will be conducted at Glasgow Caledonian University, Specsavers Morningside and Plymouth University. Participants will be recruited from primary and secondary care settings, including hospital glaucoma clinics and optometric practices.
REC name
East Midlands - Nottingham 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/EM/0205
Date of REC Opinion
23 Jul 2018
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion