Effect of Raised End-Tidal pCo2 on Choroidal Volume

Launched by UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH · Feb 16, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is investigating how changes in carbon dioxide levels in the blood might affect the volume of a part of the eye called the choroid, which is important for eye health. Researchers will use special imaging technology during eye exams performed under anesthesia to look for any connections between blood carbon dioxide levels and pressure inside the eye.

The study is open to children who are newborns up to 8 years old and are scheduled to have an eye exam under anesthesia for eye-related reasons. If a child is older than 8, not having an exam under anesthesia, or has certain medical conditions, they won’t be eligible to participate. Families can expect that their child will undergo routine eye imaging as part of their exam, and this trial aims to gather important information that could help improve eye care for children in the future.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • any child undergoing an eye exam under anesthesia for an ophthalmologic reason.
• • children between the ages newborn to 8 years of age.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • children who are not having an eye exam under anesthesia.
• • children with a known medical diagnosis that affect the eye to be studied
• • \* children over the age of 8 years of age.
• • \* children with altered cerebral autoregulation, increased intracranial pressure, pulmonary hypertension, or any other condition deemed appropriate by the anesthesiologist.
• • children in whom a laryngeal mask airway will not be used