Glaucoma Rehabilitation Using ElectricAI Transcranial Stimulation (GREAT) - Randomized Controlled Trial Using Combined Perceptual Learning and Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for Vision Enhancement
Improving Vision and Quality of Life in Patients With Glaucoma Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Perceptual Learning: A Randomized Clinical Trial
About This Trial
Glaucoma is a complex disease that can result in progressive vision loss. It is the second leading cause of blindness, accounting for 23% of permanent blindness in Hong Kong. There are no treatments that restore vision lost to glaucoma. However, recent studies have shown that vision can be improved by perceptual learning (PL) and transcranial electrical stimulation (tES). This study will examine the effect of perceptual learning and tES on improving quality of life, visual function and functional performance in patients with peripheral field loss due to glaucoma. It is phase 2 of Glaucoma Rehabilitation Using ElectricAI Transcranial Stimulation (GREAT) project.
Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)
Original Eligibility Criteria
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Treatments Being Tested
Real-PL training + Real-tES(tDCS)
PLtraining : around 40mins, tDCS: 20mins
Real-PL training + Sham-tES (tDCS)
PL training : around 40mins, tDCS: 20mins
Placebo-PL training + Sham-tES (tDCS)
PL training : around 40mins, tDCS: 20mins