Vision training shows promise for macular degeneration patients

NCT ID NCT05454124

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of Alabama at Birmingham Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at whether special vision training can improve how people with central vision loss from macular degeneration see and move their eyes. Researchers will train 60 adults aged 18 to 89 with severe vision loss to better detect and discriminate visual patterns. The goal is to understand how the brain adapts after vision loss, which could lead to new low-vision therapies.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: vision training (behavioral intervention)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could point toward new therapies to improve vision and daily function for people with low vision from macular degeneration.
What could go wrong: This is an early-stage, observational study with only 60 participants. It is not testing a treatment or cure, and results may not lead to a practical therapy.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cortical blindness macular degeneration scotoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CENTRAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT MACULAR DEGENERATION

Contacts and locations

Locations

UAB
RECRUITING

Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States

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