Principal Investigator
Overview
Body Locations and Systems
Status
Recruiting
Start/End Dates
Locations
UBC Hospital
Name/Title
Leah Kuzmuk, Graduate Student
Phone
Email Address
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to test visual abilities and eye movements in patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy control participants and to link dysfunctions to cognitive abilities and disease severity.
Eligibility
You may be eligible to participate if you:
- are 50-85 years of age with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (diagnosed within this time period)
- are currently taking medication for Parkinson's disease (e.g. Levadopa (L-DOPA), or other)
- have normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity (at least 20/40 in both eyes)
- do not have other neurological or neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s, dementia) or history of brain injury (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery)
- do not have history of eye disease (e.g. lazy eye, glaucoma, macular degeneration)
- are fluent in English
Disclaimer
Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.
Body Locations and Systems
Status
Recruiting
Start/End Dates
Locations
UBC Hospital
Name/Title
Leah Kuzmuk, Graduate Student
Phone
Email Address
Purpose of Study
The purpose of this study is to test visual abilities and eye movements in patients with Parkinson's disease and healthy control participants and to link dysfunctions to cognitive abilities and disease severity.
Eligibility
You may be eligible to participate if you:
- are 50-85 years of age with a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (diagnosed within this time period)
- are currently taking medication for Parkinson's disease (e.g. Levadopa (L-DOPA), or other)
- have normal or corrected-to-normal visual acuity (at least 20/40 in both eyes)
- do not have other neurological or neurodegenerative diseases (e.g. Alzheimer’s, dementia) or history of brain injury (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery)
- do not have history of eye disease (e.g. lazy eye, glaucoma, macular degeneration)
- are fluent in English
Disclaimer
Study Coordinators and Research Nurses cannot give medical advice over the phone. Telephone numbers and email addresses are provided for obtaining additional information on specific research studies only. If you have specific questions which require clinical expertise, please call your primary care physician.
