Status:
WITHDRAWN
Investigating Optical and Neural Causes of Vision Loss
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Macular Degeneration
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
With the aging of the population, the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) eye disease has resulted in a large number of people suffering from central vision loss. In fact, the most pr...
Detailed Description
Vision loss has become a major public health problem due to the growth and aging of the population. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common cause of vision loss in people over 50 yea...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Standard inclusion criteria are:
- qualification for entry into the study based on clinical evaluation,
- competence to understand and willingness to sign an informed consent form and participate in the study,
- pupils that dilate to 5 mm or more.
- The inclusion criteria for normal subjects will be:
- corrected visual acuities better than 20/30,
- intraocular pressure less than 21 mm Hg,
- no family history of AMD,
- no history of ophthalmic surgery or neurologic disease,
- no history of diabetes, glaucoma, or a history of elevated intraocular pressure.
- The recruitment will ensure that approximately 40 subjects will fall into each of the three age groups, 50 to 60 years, 61 to 70 years, and 71 years and older. One eye of each subject will be selected at random to be included in the study.
Exclusion
- Ocular opacities that preclude acquiring a clear fundus photograph or refractive errors greater than 4 diopters.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00926913
Start Date
December 1 2014
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
April 6 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612