A prospective case series of patients with functional visual loss

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  A prospective case series of patients with functional visual loss in a tertiary neuro-ophthalmic setting identifying patient characteristics and associations

• IRAS ID

  124703

• Contact name

  Mitchell Lawlor

• Contact email

  mitchell@eye.usyd.edu.au

• Sponsor organisation

  Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

• Research summary

  Some cases of vision loss cannot be explained in physiological terms. Ocular examination, neuro-imaging and electrical testing demonstrate no abnormality of the visual pathway. The characteristics of patients with this condition are poorly understood and this study will collate relevant details on case series of these patients.

• REC name

  London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  13/LO/0715

• Date of REC Opinion

  21 May 2013

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion