Assessing the Impact of eSight Go At-Home Usage in Individuals With Visual Impairment
Brooks Rehabilitation
Summary
This research aims to test the updated version of Gentex's device, eSight Go, an image enhancing wearable device to assist those with vision impairments limiting activities of daily living.
Description
Subjects will receive introductory training on the controls of the study device at the initial study visit and regular follow-up phone calls once per week from a member of the research staff (e.g., an occupational therapist, or low vision therapist) who is familiar with the study device, to assist with possible troubleshooting as well as device use strategies. You will take the study device home for four weeks to use at school, work, and various daily activities.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–90 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 90. * Best-corrected visual acuity between 20/50 to 20/400 in the better eye. * Subjects who have been diagnosed with an ocular condition causing visual impairment * Have a functional binocular field of view of at least 20 degrees. * Visual status stable for at least six months. * Demonstrate visual benefit from magnification. * Agree to wear the eSight Go in a variety of situations in the home and community. * Score ≥ 20 on the Short Orientation-Memory-Concentration Test of Cognitive Impairment (OMCT). * Subject must be able to provide an informed consent * S…
Interventions
- DeviceAt Home Use
Participants will take the device home for 4 weeks to use in daily living, such as the home and community settings. There will be regular follow-up phone calls once per week from a member of the research team (e.g., an occupational therapist, or low vision therapist) who is familiar with the device to assist with possible troubleshooting as well as device use strategies. The follow up calls will also collect information about device use time and activities. The device will be returned at visit 2.
Location
- Brooks RehabilitationJacksonville, Florida