Can tablets and VR better capture how eye disease affects daily life?
NCT ID NCT07489898
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
Standard eye tests often miss the real-world vision problems people face, like trouble recognizing faces or navigating in low light. This study will test new tablet and virtual reality tools in 50 adults with neurodegenerative eye diseases to see if they better capture how vision affects quality of life. The goal is to improve how future treatments are evaluated in clinical trials.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better ways of measuring vision in clinical trials, helping to develop more effective treatments for eye diseases.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 50 participants. The new tests may not prove more useful than current methods, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Fifty participants with neurodegenerative diseases affecting the optic nerve or retina will take part in the study.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adults with neurodegenerative diseases affecting the optic nerve or retina who have sufficient manual dexterity to perform tablet-based and virtual reality headset-based tests. Informed consent will be received. Exclusion Criteria: * Those under the age of 18 years old * Those who do not have sufficient manual dexterity to perform the tablet-based and virtual reality headset-based tests
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