About this trial
The purpose of this research study is to test participants ability to obtain OCT images of the eyes using an OCT device that is comparable to FDA-approved OCT devices on the market, without the help of an eye technician. Patients with ocular diseases often need to come to frequent appointments with an eye care provider for close monitoring and evaluation. Transportation difficulties, other medical problems, and limited appointments slots can make regular follow-up challenging. In addition, the anxiety of permanent vision loss and subjective nature of monitoring symptoms highlight the need for an alternative solution in which patients can self-generate OCT images of the eye for the eye care provider to review.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
1. Provision of signed and dated informed consent.
2. Age ≥ 18 years.
3. Presenting for care at a University Hospitals Eye Institute clinic
4. Willing to complete study questionnaires.
Disqualifiers
1. Unable to provide informed consent or, in the judgment of study staff, unable to understand study procedures.
2. Unable to cooperate with imaging or maintain stable positioning such that an evaluable OCT scan cannot be obtained (e.g., severe tremor or inability to maintain head position).
3. Facial skin condition or open wound at the points of device contact that would make use of the headrest unsafe.
4. Acute medical or ocular condition requiring immediate evaluation that, in the PI's judgment, precludes participation at that time.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Self-administered OCT imaging system
- Technician-acquired OCT imaging