Would you like to see you blood pressure?

Our team has designed a model to help people visualise how high blood pressure (hypertension) affects their circulatory system. The model will be shown to people during a consultation with a pharmacist or a doctor. The purpose of this study is to find out your opinions on this version of the hypertension model. We will use people’s views to understand what parts of the model work and what parts we can improve. We also want to know if the information we provide about hypertension is clear and easy to understand. For more information or to sign up to the study, please contact Sarah Brown. 
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Email: sabrown@cardiffmet.ac.uk

Mapping residual visual function in hemianopia

This study is investigating the vision that remains in people with homonymous visual field defects (HVFD). A HVFD is a deficit that results in a person not being able to see on one side. Specifically, we are investigating something called ‘macular sparing’, where some vision on the blind side (close to the centre) remains. It is not clear why some vision is spared. One explanation is that some important parts of the brain are left undamaged. An alternative explanation is that the spared vision does not really exist, it just appears to exist because of the way your vision is normally measured. We hope to work out which explanation is correct using a combination of vision testing and brain imaging. For more information or to sign up to the study, please contact Mason Wells.

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Email: WellsMT1@cardiff.ac.uk

Phone: 02920 879628