Status:
RECRUITING
Evaluation of the Safety of Terahertz Scanning System on Corneas
Lead Sponsor:
Singapore Eye Research Institute
Conditions:
Corneal Diseases
Eligibility:
All Genders
21+ years
Brief Summary
This observational study aims to establish the safety profile of the use of Terahertz (THz) scanning system on corneal diseases. Participants with "non-seeing" eyes but normal corneas will undergo THz...
Detailed Description
Corneal disease is the second leading cause on irreversible blindness in the world. There are more than 250 million people living with visual acuity loss or blindness globally. The cornea is a transpa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Be at least 21 years of age
- Regardless of gender (Male/Female)
- Regardless of race (Chinese/Malay/Indian/Eurasian/Others)
- Willingness and ability to follow all instructions and comply with study schedule for study visit
- Have at least 1 eye (Study eye) that is deemed functionally blind but contain healthy corneas
- Ability to hold face sufficiently stable to undergo necessary scans
- Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity (BSCVA) in the study eye of hand motion or worse
Exclusion
- Pregnant/Breast-feeding women
- Eyes with previous major surgery on the cornea such as corneal transplantation, refractive surgery, corneal cross-linking procedure
- Eyes with previous infectious keratitis
- Eyes with long-term use of glaucoma eye drops
- Eyes with known moderate or server meibomian gland dysfunction
- Eyes with active inflammation or infection, or chronic ocular surface inflammation
- Systemic diseases that affect the ocular surface, such as systemic autoimmune diseases
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2024
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 30 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
5 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06967792
Start Date
April 1 2024
End Date
April 30 2026
Last Update
May 16 2025
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Singapore National Eye Centre
Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, S169856