RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT06841575

Advancing Pediatric Retinal Imaging With Auto-aligned OCT

Sponsor

Duke University

Enrollment

50 participants

Start Date

Mar 23, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Retinal Disease Glaucoma Optic Nerve Diseases Eye Diseases

Summary

The goal of the current study is to conduct a pilot study to test a new version of the handheld OCT device capable of auto-alignment to image the retina in adult volunteers, and adult and pediatric patients in clinic.

Eligibility

Min Age: 1 Month

Inclusion Criteria12

Group 1: Healthy adult volunteers
Subject is able and willing to consent to study participation
Subject is more than 18 years of age
Healthy adult volunteers without known ocular issues other than refractive error
Group 2: Adult patients in ophthalmology clinics
Health care provider, knowledgeable of protocol, agrees that study personnel could contact the subject
Subject is able and willing to consent to study participation
Subject is more than 18 years of age and is a patient in the Duke Eye Center ophthalmology clinics
Group 3: Pediatric participants in ophthalmology clinics
Health care provider, knowledgeable of protocol, agrees that study personnel could contact the parent/legal guardian
Parent/legal guardian is able and willing to consent to study participation
Pediatric patient less than 18 years of age in Duke Eye Center ophthalmology clinics or undergoing clinically-indicated examination under anesthesia at Duke Eye Center

Exclusion Criteria9

Group 1: Healthy adult volunteers
Students or employees under direct supervision of the investigators
Subjects with prior problems with pupil dilation
Pregnant woman if receiving dilating drops
Group 2: Adult patients in ophthalmology clinics
Participant has a health or eye condition that preclude eye examination or retinal imaging (such as corneal opacity or cataract)
Group 3: Pediatric participants in ophthalmology clinics
Parent/legal guardian unwilling or unable to provide consent
Participant has a health or eye condition that preclude eye examination or retinal imaging (such as corneal opacity or cataract)

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Interventions

DEVICEAuto-aligned OCT

Swept Source OCT system with improved hand-held probe technology for auto-alignment to the patient's eye, as well as on-line detection of image quality and auto-saving at the proper time