AI eye scan analysis could spot hidden eye disease changes
NCT ID NCT07074041
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a computer technique called radiomics can help analyze eye scans from people with vitelliform lesions, which are yellow deposits under the retina that can change over time. Researchers looked at 50 participants' OCT images to see if radiomics could distinguish harmless changes from those caused by new blood vessel growth. The goal was to improve diagnosis without invasive tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new, non-invasive way to help doctors tell apart harmless changes in vitelliform lesions from those needing urgent treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 50 participants. The results may not apply to everyone, and radiomics is still an experimental tool not yet ready for routine use.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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50 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Study group included all patients, over 18 years old, with a diagnosis of aVLs, evaluated from march 2022 to january 2025.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * diagnosis of acquired vitelliform lesions Exclusion Criteria: * age \< 18 years * axial length higher than 26 mm * the presence of clinically significant cataract * the presence of significant concomitant ocular or systemic diseases (such as diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, glaucoma) * known retinal disorders that could cause vitelliform lesions or retinal fluid (AMD, neovascularization, tractional pathologies, toxic or paraneoplastic syndromes) * inherited dystrophies
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Naples, Federico II
Naples, Italy