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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Danielsen, Chris
[mailto:CDanielsen@nfb.org] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, February 24, 2012 4:21
PM<BR><B>To:</B> NFB of Maryland Baltimore Chapter Discussion List<BR><B>Cc:</B>
Chris Danielsen<BR><B>Subject:</B> FW: Recruitment for Vision Research Study:
PLoVR<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>Hello everyone: </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=349171821-24022012><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2 face=Arial>Below and attached is information about a study in which some
of you may want to participate. you are eligible for the study if you have
enough vision to detect hand motions. Feel free to use the contact information
provided, or let me know if you're interested. Thanks.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2 face=Arial>Chris</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT size=2 face=Tahoma><B>From:</B> Freeh, Jessica <BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday,
February 24, 2012 4:16 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Danielsen, Chris<BR><B>Subject:</B>
Recruitment for Vision Research Study: PLoVR<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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width=163 height=176 v:shapes="Picture_x0020_2"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 20pt">Recruitment for Vision Research
Study:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 20pt">PLoVR</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 5.75pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Researchers in
the <st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Lions</st1:place>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Vision</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:PlaceName>, <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">part of the
Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">are looking for
volunteers with almost no remaining vision<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">to help them
design vision training activities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 8.6pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">If successful,
these activities may help<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">nearly-blind
individuals learn to see a little better.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 8.6pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">In the future,
blind patients with a retinal implant<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">may use these
activities to re-learn to see.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 8.6pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">That’s why we’re
calling this program<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Prosthetic Low
Vision Rehabilitation, or PLoVR<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">(like the little
bird at the top of this page),<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">and you can help
make this possible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 8.6pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">If you are at
least 10 years old and live within 2 hours from Johns Hopkins, we invite you to
come participate in person, talk about how you use your vision, and help us
design the activities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>There will
be 3-5 one-hour sessions, and we may invite you to come for 20 or more practice
sessions, spread out over several years, to try out new
activities.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 8.6pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">If you live
farther away, you can participate by telephone.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">There will be 3-5
sessions to talk about how you use your vision.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">We will pay you
$10 for each hour-long session.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">To learn more
about the study and to enroll, please call<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Pamela Jeter at
410-502-6434,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">or e-mail us at
</SPAN><A href="mailto:plovr@lions.med.jhu.edu"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt">plovr@lions.med.jhu.edu</SPAN></A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 5.75pt 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal
align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt">JHM-IRB protocol #
NA_00043449</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"> – <B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Gislin Dagnelie, Ph.D. – Principal
Investigator<o:p></o:p></B></SPAN></P></DIV> <BR>
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