New auto-align eye camera aims to spot childhood blindness earlier
NCT ID NCT06841575
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests a new handheld OCT device that automatically aligns to the eye to take detailed pictures of the retina. Researchers will scan 50 healthy adults, adult patients, and children in eye clinics to see if the device works well. The goal is to make retinal imaging easier and more reliable for diagnosing eye diseases in children.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Auto-aligned handheld OCT device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could make retinal imaging faster and easier for children, helping doctors diagnose eye diseases earlier.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device is new and may not work as well as expected in real-world clinics.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 month and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Group 1: Healthy adult volunteers * Subject is able and willing to consent to study participation * Subject is more than 18 years of age * Healthy adult volunteers without known ocular issues other than refractive error * Group 2: Adult patients in ophthalmology clinics * Health care provider, knowledgeable of protocol, agrees that study personnel could contact the subject * Subject is able and willing to consent to study participation * Subject is more than 18 years of age and is a patient in the Duke Eye Center ophthalmology clinics * Group 3: Pediatric participants in ophthalmology clinics * Health care provider, knowledgeable of protocol, agrees that study personnel could contact the parent/legal guardian * Parent/legal guardian is able and willing to consent to study participation * Pediatric patient less than 18 years of age in Duke Eye Center ophthalmology clinics or undergoing clinically-indicated examination under anesthesia at Duke Eye Center Exclusion Criteria: * Group 1: Healthy adult volunteers * Students or employees under direct supervision of the investigators * Subjects with prior problems with pupil dilation * Pregnant woman if receiving dilating drops * Group 2: Adult patients in ophthalmology clinics * Participant has a health or eye condition that preclude eye examination or retinal imaging (such as corneal opacity or cataract) * Group 3: Pediatric participants in ophthalmology clinics * Parent/legal guardian unwilling or unable to provide consent * Participant has a health or eye condition that preclude eye examination or retinal imaging (such as corneal opacity or cataract)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Eye Center
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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