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I am a 687 year old male with RP.  have less than 10 degrees of vision  but 
my visual acuity is correctable to 20/40/  I work in VA  during  the week 
so I don't know if scheduling will permit or if I am a viable candidate  for 
the study. The fact that I use Metro Access for transportation may also  be 
a factor...
Larry Cohen  908-770-9111 cell
 
 
In a message dated 7/24/2010 1:48:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dandrews at visi.com writes:

Hello!

I am writing to invite you to consider participating  as a volunteer in a
research study: "Development of a yoga intervention for  symptoms
related to severe visual impairment". It is being conducted at  the
Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center, a division of  the
Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University.

The purpose of  this study is to develop and evaluate a yoga
intervention specifically for  people with severe vision loss due to
retinitis pigmentosa or other ocular  diseases. The yoga will combine
postures, breathing, and meditation to try  to help visually impaired
people who may be experiencing problems with  sleep, stress or
balance. Yoga is easily implemented and accessible  regardless of
level of experience. Dr. Pamela Jeter, who has previous  experience
teaching yoga to people with visual impairments, will lead the  classes.

Prior to the yoga program, you will take several tests to find  out if you
are eligible. These include standard vision tests, a balance  test, and
questionnaires about sleep, mood and your general health.  Your
eyes will need to be dilated for one of the vision tests. You will  repeat
the same tests after the yoga intervention. During the 8-week  yoga
intervention phase, you will participate in a yoga class with  an
instructor once a week at our center at the Johns Hopkins  Medical
campus in Baltimore. You will be asked to practice yoga twice a  week
on your own at home following an audio CD. The entire study  will
require your participation for a total of about 12-weeks  for
approximately 3-4 hours per week.

To qualify for participation  in the study, one must have a visual acuity
of 20/200 or worse, but better  than light perception, and/or a visual
field that is less than 20 degrees,  in the better eye. Your vision will be
evaluated at the first session to  determine that your current level of
vision falls into the range we wish to  evaluate during this study. We
will also request records from your last eye  exam to be abreast of


your current diagnosis and visual  status.

At the end of the study, we will offer you a modest honorarium  of $25
for your participation. In addition, we will offer parking  validation for 
the
study visits to our center. We will give you a yoga mat  to use for the
intervention and to continue with your practice at home when  the study
ends.

We very much appreciate your willingness to consider  participation in
this research study. Your participation in Hopkins  research is of great
importance to progress in managing eye diseases and  their effects.
If interested, please send an email to Dr. Pamela Jeter  at
pjeter1 at jhmi.edu. You may also contact her by phone at  410-5026434.
She looks forward to working with you.

Principal  Investigator: Ava Bittner, O.D.
Study team: Gislin Dagnelie, Ph.D. and Pam  Jeter, Ph.D.
Affiliation: Lions Vision Research and Rehabilitation Center,  a division


of the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins  University

Application Number:  NA_00039032





David Andrews:   dandrews at visi.com
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