How peripheral vision affects scene perception
Part of Eyes & vision clinical trials.
This study looks at how people with glaucoma—a condition that affects side (peripheral) vision—perceive their surroundings. By comparing glaucoma patients to healthy volunteers, researchers hope to understand how losing peripheral vision changes how we see scenes.
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Who can take part
- You must be between 18 and 80 years old.
- Your vision (in the eye being tested) must be better than 5/10 (roughly 20/40) for distance.
- If you have glaucoma, it must be stable and affect both eyes, with a measurable loss of peripheral (side) vision.
- If you are a healthy volunteer, you must not have any eye disease (except past uncomplicated cataract surgery).
- You cannot have other eye conditions like age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, or optic nerve damage.
- You cannot be taking medications that cause drowsiness or affect attention, such as benzodiazepines or certain antipsychotics.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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