RecruitingNCT02317328

Adaptive Optics Retinal Imaging


Sponsor

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Enrollment

1,000 participants

Start Date

Feb 20, 2015

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Summary

Background: \- By the time diseases of the retina are detected, serious damage has often already been done. Researchers want to find better ways of viewing the retina. One way called adaptive optics may help detect problems earlier. Objectives: \- To study if adaptive optics can help find better ways to diagnose, treat, and manage retinal diseases. Eligibility: * People over age 12 with an eye disease. * Healthy volunteers over age 12. Design: * Participants will be screened with medical history and eye exams. These may include dilating pupils and taking pictures of the eyes. * Participants will have 1 or more study visits. They will have: * Medical and eye history. * Questions about their medications. * Eye exam including pupil dilation. * Adaptive optics imaging. After dilation, participants sit still while looking into an adaptive optics instrument. They look at specific places and images are taken of their retina. * They may also have: * More images. * Perimetry. Participants look into a lens and press a button when they see a light. * Color vision tests. * Electroretinogram. Participants will get numbing eye drops and special contact lenses. A small metal electrode will be put on their forehead. They will look at flashing lights and try not to blink.


Eligibility

Min Age: 12 YearsMax Age: 120 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study uses a specialized technique called adaptive optics retinal imaging to take highly detailed pictures of the retina (the light-sensing layer at the back of the eye). This technology can reveal individual cells in the eye and may help researchers better understand a wide range of eye diseases. You may be eligible if... - You are 12 years of age or older - You can cooperate with an eye examination and imaging - You have an eye disease or are a healthy volunteer with a normal eye exam - You or your parent/guardian can provide informed consent You may NOT be eligible if... - You have a condition that prevents clear eye images from being obtained (such as unstable fixation or cloudy media in the eye) - For dye-based imaging: you are under 18, or have a known allergy to fluorescein or indocyanine green dye, or known iodine or shellfish allergies Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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