Patients Seeking a Visual Impairment Certificate

Launched by ASSIUT UNIVERSITY · Mar 22, 2025

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is examining the reasons why patients seek visual impairment certificates at the Assiut Ophthalmology Hospital. The study aims to understand how common visual impairment is, what causes it, and the characteristics of the patients who are affected. Researchers will gather information by looking at medical records, conducting thorough eye exams, and using modern diagnostic tools to assess vision problems.

To participate in this trial, patients must be requesting a visual impairment certificate and must have undergone certain eye tests that confirm their level of vision loss. Specifically, the study includes patients who meet the World Health Organization's definition of blindness, which means they have very limited vision. However, patients who do not want to be part of the study or who have incomplete test results will not be eligible. As the trial is not yet recruiting, there will be more information available as it gets underway, but participants can expect to contribute valuable insights that could help improve understanding of visual impairment in their community.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Patients requesting visual impairment certificate at Assiut ophthalmology hospital having all investigations Visual field, OCT macula, VEP, ERG, US, Fundus photography Werepatients who fulfilled WHO's definition of blindness. The blind patients according to WHO's,were defined as patients having best corrected distance visual acuity (BCVA) of 3/60 or less in the better eye or a visual field restricted to 10 or less in the widest diameter of vision.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients unwilling to participate in the study Incomplete or missing investigations