Summary

• Study director: Adam Boxer, MD, PhD [1]
• Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
• Recruiting?: Yes
• Official study title: Eye movement control in normal adults and in adults with neurologic disease
• Conditions studied: Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) [2], semantic dementia (SD) [3], progressive non-fluent aphasia (PNFA) [4], Alzheimer's disease (AD) [5], corticobasal degeneration (CBD) [6], progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) [7] and healthy adults [8]
• Purpose: To learn about the mechanisms of eye movement control and visual perception, as well as how these functions may change with different neurologic diseases.

Eligibility

• Inclusion criteria: None
• Exclusion criteria: Subjects are ineligible for portions of our study if they have had cataract surgery in the right eye.

What is involved?

• Testing: Subjects view visual stimuli presented on a television monitor while their eye movements are recorded using safe, infrared technology. At times, we may ask questions about some of the pictures shown, and these answers may be recorded.
• Frequency of visits: One annual visit
• Materials needed prior to evaluation: None
• Costs: No costs will be charged for any of the study procedures.

Contact information

• Coordinator: Jacob Mirsky, MA [9], 415-476-0669