Optimize Pediatric OCT Imaging

Launched by DUKE UNIVERSITY · Nov 15, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called "Optimize Pediatric OCT Imaging," is trying to find out which of two new imaging systems can better capture pictures of the retina in children. The retina is the part of the eye that helps us see, and this study is comparing a contact system, which touches the eye, with a non-contact system, which does not. Researchers believe that the contact system will cover more area of the retina while still providing clear images, similar to the non-contact system.

To participate, adults must be healthy and over 18, while pediatric participants need to be under 18 and receiving eye care at the Duke Eye Center. Parents or guardians must be willing to give consent for their child to join. Participants can expect to have their eyes imaged using these advanced systems, helping researchers understand how to better assess eye health in young patients. It’s important to note that individuals with specific eye conditions or health issues may not be eligible for the study.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • 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
• • Pregnancy Reasonably Excluded Guide (PREG) evaluation on women of childbearing potential
• • Group 2 - Pediatric participants
• • 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 Criteria:
• • 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 - Pediatric participants
• • 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)