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Head-Cancelled Virtual Reality for Ocular Cranial Nerve Palsies
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Head-Cancelled Virtual Reality for Rehabilitation of Ocular Cranial Nerve Palsies
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
OCNP Group Inclusion Criteria: * Presence of OCNP in one eye with 50% range-of-motion limitation or worse * Able to provide informed consent and will be able to fluently read and understand spoken English OCNP Group Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of bilateral OCNP * Range of motion better than 50% * Visual acuity worse than 20/100 in either eye * Greater than 4-line difference in visual acuity between the eyes, * Structural anomalies or sensory sensitivities (e.g. visual motion sensitivity) that would prevent them from wearing or tolerating a VR headset Participants will be excluded if they are unable to participate if inclusion criteria are not met. Normal Group Inclusion Criteria: * Absence of OCNP or other neurological or neuro-ophthalmic diseases * No strabismus * Have normal or near-normal vision with glasses or contact lenses. * Be able to provide informed consent and will be able to fluently read and understand spoken English Normal Group Exclusion Criteria: * Visual acuity worse than 20/100 in either eye * Greater than 4-line difference in visual acuity between the eyes * Structural anomalies or sensory sensitivities (e.g. visual motion sensitivity) that would prevent them from wearing or tolerating a VR headset * Known inability to tolerate visual testing of at least 20 minutes continuously.
About the study
This study is investigating whether eye exercises for abducens palsy and internuclear ophthalmoplegia increase ocular range of motion in the paretic direction when performed in virtual reality under head-cancelled compared to head-active conditions.
What is being tested
- Head-cancelled virtual reality (behavioral)
Sponsor: Kevin Houston · Participants: 40 · Started: Sep 10, 2024
Contact the study team
- Kevin Houston, OD · Phone: 508-753-5103
- Shelli Levasseur, BS · Phone: 5087535103
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06417216
Locations in the U.S.
| Florida | Brooks Rehabilitation Hospital, Jacksonville |
| Massachusetts | Vision Source of Worcester, Worcester |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.