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Unreliability and visual field variability is a known problem with automated perimetry in both developing and developed country settings. This study will look at the effects of a computer program that allows new patients to practice the visual field exam before taking the actual exam. Our hypothesis is that the intervention group will have less variability as measured by mean deviation between exams and greater reliability as measured by the standard unreliability indexes of false positive rate, false negative rate, and fixation losses.
3 study visits. Visit 1: Baseline visit for consent, getting baseline data and finally randomizing the patient. Those randomized to intervention get their first session of simulated visual field (2 per eye) on a regular computer for training purposes.
Visit 2: 1 to 2 days after baseline. The intervention group gets 1 practice test per eye. Then both groups get a regular automated visual field Visit 3: 1 to 2 weeks after baseline. The intervention group gets 1 practice test per eye. Then both groups get a regular automated visual field.
Study Ends, patient gets seen by the patient.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Control Group | No Intervention | No practice tests are performed in this arm | |
| Practice Program | Experimental | At the 3 study visits exposed to a training session (simulated visual field test on a computer). Visit 1 they get 2 simulated tests tests per eye. At visits 2 and 3 they get 1 simulated test per eye. Each simulated test takes 3-15 minutes |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practice program | Other | Each practice session (simulated visual field test on computer) takes 3-15 minutes |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| The absolute value of the difference in mean deviation of the first and second visual field exam | Visual field exams obtained 1 to 2 weeks apart |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Difference in the absolute number of altered points in the visual field with a total deviation below the 0.5 percentile | Visual field exams obtained 1 to 2 weeks apart | |
| Difference in the percentage of false positives, false negatives, and fixation losses at the first and second exam between control and intervention group |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin B Hellman, Bachelors | Contact | 67313177 | justin@tentacle.net | |
| Eugenio Maul, MD/MPH | Contact | eugenio.maul@gmail.com |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital Sótero del RÃo | Recruiting | Santiago | Puente Alto | Chile |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005901 | Glaucoma |
| D004194 | Disease |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009798 | Ocular Hypertension |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| Visual field exams obtained 1 to 2 weeks apart |
| Difference in the time required to complete the first and second exam | Visual field exams obtained 1 to 2 weeks apart |
| Difference in the proportion of unreliable visual fields at the first and second exam between control and intervention groups | Visual field exams obtained 1 to 2 weeks apart |