Beacon Sensors and Telerehabilitation to Assess and Improve Use of Devices (BeST-AID) for Low Vision
Start Date
12/15/2023
Completion Date
6/30/2028
Summary
One goal of this research is to conduct a non-inferiority trial of telerehabilitation versus in-office care to provide follow-up training to individuals with low vision to enhance their quality of life by using magnification devices and/or visual assistive mobile apps for important daily activities, such as reading and/or other valued tasks. This is a high priority given the increasing prevalence of low vision, paucity of low vision rehabilitation providers, and barriers related to access to care, such as transportation and geography, which can be essentially eliminated with telerehabilitation. Another goal of this project is to determine whether significant changes in environmental data collected by Bluetooth low energy beacon sensors can be used as a solution to monitor and indicate when low vision patients' have abandoned the use of their magnification devices, which has the potential to substantially enhance patient management by providing timely low vision rehabilitation services.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: 18 years to No maximum
Interventions
Low Vision Rehabilitation
Conditions
Locations
Southern Califonia College of Optometry
Fullerton, California 92831
United States
Chan Family Optometry
Grass Valley, California 95945
United States
UCLA Stein Eye Institute
Los Angeles, California 90095
United States
Frank Stein & Paul S. May Center for Low Vision Rehabilitation at The Eye Institute
San Francisco, California 94102
United States
See What You Miss Optometry
Santa Monica, California 90401
United States
New England College of Optometry
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
United States
Boston University Eye Associates, Inc.
Brockton, Massachusetts 02301
United States
Mid-Michigan Eye Care
Midland, Michigan 48640
United States
University of Nebraska: Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation at the Truhlsen Eye Institute
Omaha, Nebraska 68198
United States