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Research Participant Info
The
following research studies are ongoing and open for enrollment
for volunteers who meet the eligibility requirements. A few
of the key eligibility requirements are listed below. If you
are interested in possible participation, or have questions
about the study, please address your inquiries to the contact
person listed.
All clinical
research studies in the UAB Department of Ophthalmology take
place in the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital (unless otherwise
specifically noted). The hospital is at 700 18th Street South
covering the entire block between University Blvd. and 7th
Avenue South. We have an attached parking deck for our visitors.
Those participating in research studies receive free parking.
Enter the parking deck from University Blvd. For an area street
map of our location, please click here.
| Problem Solving Training for Persons in Low Vision Rehabilitation |
The objective of this longitudinal study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a brief, telephone-based psychoeducational program (Problem-Solving Training) for
1) preventing negative health and emotional outcomes related to adjustment to low vision rehabilitation and 2) enhancing positive outcomes related to adjustment.
Participants who may be eligible must be:
- Referred for an initial low vision rehabilitation
evaluation
- 19 years of age or older
- Have access to a telephone
- Further screening for eligibility will be determined
during or following the initial low vision eye
examination
- A total monetary honorarium is provided in the
amount of $300 following full completion of all the aspects of the study.
For more information, please contact Dr. Laura E. Dreer
of the UAB Department of Ophthalmology at (205) 325-8681
or (205) 325-8616 or by email at dreer@uab.edu. |
Thank
you for your interest! Without research volunteers, scientific
progress toward developing new and improved treatments would
not be possible.
| UAB’s
Institutional Review Board for Human Use has approved
all human research protocols carried out in the Department
of Ophthalmology’s Clinical Research Unit. |
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