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Welcome to the research studies section of Lighthouse International's Arlene R. Gordon Research Institute's website. Here you'll find abstracts of both our current and past studies. Should you like any further information, please e-mail: research@lighthouse.org

Current Studies:

Psychosocial Research:

• Control Strategies and Mental Health in Impaired Elders

• Depression, Disability, & Coping in Midlife

• Driving Transitions and Mental Health in Impaired Elders

Evaluation Research:

• Creating an Evidence Base for Vision Rehabilitation

• An Evaluation of VRA-NET: Developing a Network of Trained Paraprofessionals to Address Personnel Shortages in Vision Rehabilitation

• An Evaluation of the Geriatric Home-based Low Vision Partnership Program

• An Evaluation of Lighthouse International's Mental Health Services Center

Vision and Accessibility Research:

• Assessment of a New Letter Contrast Sensitivity Test

• Computer Graphic Representations of Visual Space

• Driving and Mobility

• Investigations of Color Vision in Low Vision

• Methods of Text Display for Low Vision Reading

• Predicting Vision Problems in Everyday Activities from Vision Tests

• Spatial Vision Deficits and Retinal Neural Loss

• Studies in Reading and Text Legibility

• Studies in Visual Acuity

• Studies in Web Accessibility

• Wayfinding and Universal Design

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See Archived Studies here

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For more information, e-mail research@lighthouse.org