Eye imaging showdown: which device measures macular damage best?
NCT ID NCT05961332
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compared two different eye imaging machines (Clarus and Optos) to see how well they measure geographic atrophy, a form of vision loss from age-related macular degeneration. Researchers enrolled 62 patients and took images with each device, then compared the measurements to the standard device. The goal was to find out which machine gives the most accurate results, helping doctors choose the best tool for tracking the disease.
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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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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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May 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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50 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * 50 years or older and may be either male or female and may be of any race * Established diagnosis of GA due to AMD * GA characteristics: GA area of between 1.25 mm² and 23 mm², with seventy percent of eyes having GA area ranging from 2.5 mm² to 17.5 mm². GA may be unifocal or multifocal. GA may be subfoveal or extrafoveal, with twenty-five percent of eyes having subfoveal GA. The presence of concurrent peripapillary atrophy will not exclude subjects from participation * Willing to participate as evidenced by signing the written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to tolerate opthalmic imaging * Presence of neovascular AMD on OCT as confirmed by an ophthalmologist * Presence of significant media opacity preventing adequate retinal imaging * Presence of concurrent retinal disease which may confound assessment
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53705, United States
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