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We would like you to take part in an online research project as you play Eyelander. You will need to have internet access to take part. Before you decide whether you want to take part, it is important for you to read the following information about the research project carefully and discuss it with others if you want to.

Do contact us if there is anything that is not clear or you would like more information.

Name, address and contact details of investigators:
Dr. Jonathan Waddington
WESC Foundation, Research and Development,
Topsham Road, Countess Wear, Exeter, EX2 6AH.
E-mail: eyelander@wescfoundation.ac.uk

Prof. Timothy Hodgson
University of Lincoln, School of Psychology,
Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS

This research project has been approved by the University of Lincoln’s School of Psychology Research Ethics Committee [Project ID]:
Eyelander online.

If you have any queries or concerns about your rights as a research participant or wish to make a complaint please contact:

Dr. Amanda Roberts (Chair of the School of Psychology Research Ethics Committee at the University of Lincoln),
University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS
Tel: 01522 886190
E-mail: soprec@lincoln.ac.uk

Visual field loss is a condition that can be caused by problems in areas of the brain that process vision. This partial loss of vision can result in serious difficulties with some activities of daily life, such as searching for something in a crowded drawer or at a supermarket. The aim of this research is to provide children and young people who have visual field loss access to an online video game called Eyelander that has been designed to help improve functional vision. The game improves functional vision by training eye movements and attention to compensate for the visual field loss, and does not cause the visual field loss itself to change. If you choose to take part, you will be asked to play Eyelander online from your home computer. You can control how often you will play Eyelander and how long for. We will also ask you to fill in an online questionnaire about how you manage activities of daily life, such as going shopping.

As you play Eyelander you will need to search for a target shape amongst other distracting shapes to complete each level. We recommend you try to find each target as quickly as possible. It is extremely unlikely that training with Eyelander will do you any harm, but if you find it uncomfortable in any way you should stop. We do recommend that you sit at least 60cm from the screen in a well-lit room and that you do not play if you are drowsy or tired. If you or any of your relatives have a history of seizures or epilepsy, you should consult a doctor before playing.