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CompletedNCT00343473Updated Jul 1, 2024

Novel Diagnostics With Optical Coherence Tomography: Imaging the Anterior Eye

An observational study in Fuch's Dystrophy, Corneal Disorders and Prior Surgery, sponsored by NYU Langone Health. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-01.

Sponsored by NYU Langone Health · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
22
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-13

Among 76 studies in Corneal Diseases with a site in United States — 12 open to participants now, 13 under way, 3 of them phase 3. Corneal Diseases · United States.

Enrollment
21st of 22
22 · median 90
Started
2005
with 1 other
Observational
22 of 76
6 open now
Registered
9th of 76
by date

Among the 76 studies in Corneal Diseases with a site in United States, this one is the 21st largest by enrollment of the 22 observational ones that give a count, is one of 2 that started in 2005, is one of 22 observational ones, and was the 9th registered.

Corneal Diseases

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Who these studies take

Of the 33 Corneal Diseases studies recruiting now, 21 (64%) set no upper age limit and 5 (15%) stop at 75 or younger; 5 take children under 18; 8 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 90 Years · all sexes · healthy volunteers too.

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Study summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the optical coherence tomography (OCT), to image diseases of the eye. OCT may be useful for the early diagnosis and monitoring of a variety of diseases involving the eye, such as Fuch's Dystrophy (type of eye disease) and retinal damage (eye diseases in the back of the eye) due to diabetes.

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The purpose of this research is to evaluate the optical coherence tomography (OCT), to image diseases of the eye. OCT may be useful for the early diagnosis and monitoring of a variety of diseases involving the eye, such as Fuch's Dystrophy (type of eye disease) and retinal damage (eye diseases in the back of the eye) due to diabetes. OCT may also be useful for assessing contact lens and surgical procedures, such as LASIK (type of ophthalmic surgical procedure). The OCT is Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved. The ultra high OCT is a non-significant risk device (it does not present a possible serious risk to your health, your safety, or your welfare) that has not been approved by the FDA. This study will also be conducted at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Tufts-New England Medical Center New England Eye Center in Massachusetts

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Conditions studied

  • Fuch's Dystrophy
  • Corneal Disorders
  • Prior Surgery

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Keywords

  • Fuch's dystrophy
  • corneal disorders
  • cornea
  • lasik
  • refractive surgery
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Subjects will range form 18 years to 90 years. Gender can be male or female. Will include 100 normals and 100 diseased patients that include diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and glaucoma.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: Female Subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding will be included (no risks to fetus).

Normals: Normal appearing cornea, no history of corneal trauma, surgery or disease, no historical or current contact lens wear. Thirty subjects from 6 different age groups (> 18 yrs; 20-30 yrs; 30-40 yrs; 40-50 yrs; 50-60 yrs; > 60 yrs) will be recruited to determine the normal variations in anterior eye structure.

LASIK patients: to participate as a LASIK patient, the subject is previously normal but may have worn contact lenses, and is scheduled to undergo LASIK.

Contact lens wearers: to participate as a contact lens wearer the patient otherwise fulfills all criteria specified for normalcy, with the exception of contact lens wear.

Fuchs' dystrophy patients: Fuchs' Dystrophy is characterized by guttata and corneal edema, with a corneal thickness of >700 microns, and/or reduced visual acuity in the morning which improves over the course of the day.

Diabetic patients: for diabetic patients are specified in the posterior segment imaging section.

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Exclusion Criteria:Subjects will be excluded from the study if their media are opaque, or if they are unwilling or unable to participate in the study.

If participants choose they may also participate in other imaging research protocols. No risk is associated if entering multiple imaging protocols, while being a participant in this research study.

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Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
22 participants (actual)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Novel Diagnostics With Optical Coherence Tomography: Imaging the Anterior Eye

    The purpose of this research is to evaluate the optical coherence tomography (OCT), to image diseases of the eye. OCT may be useful for the early diagnosis and monitoring of a variety of diseases involving the eye, such as Fuch's Dystrophy (type of eye disease) and retinal damage (eye diseases in the back of the eye) due to diabetes

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

2 sites
  • New York University School of Medicine
    New York, New York 10016, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh UPMC Eye Center
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Christopoulos V, Kagemann L, Wollstein G, Ishikawa H, Gabriele ML, Wojtkowski M, Srinivasan V, Fujimoto JG, Duker JS, Dhaliwal DK, Schuman JS. In vivo corneal high-speed, ultra high-resolution optical coherence tomography. Arch Ophthalmol. 2007 Aug;125(8):1027-35. doi: 10.1001/archopht.125.8.1027. PubMed 17698748 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Oct 2005 to primary completion in Sep 2019, 167 months.

Of 25 observational studies under Corneal Diseases, half reached primary completion within 16 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 76. This study's 167 months is above that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 19, 2006
First posted
Jun 23, 2006
StartActual
Oct 2005
Primary completionActual
Sep 12, 2019
CompletionActual
Feb 14, 2024
Last update
Jul 1, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 1, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00343473
Lead sponsor
NYU Langone Health
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 23, 2006
Start date
Oct 2005
Primary completion
Sep 12, 2019
Completion
Feb 14, 2024
Last update
Jul 1, 2024

Study contacts

Chaim Wollstein, MD
principal investigator · NYU Langone Health
Ian Conner, MD, PhD
principal investigator · University of Pittsburgh

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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