Revolutionary eye camera could catch blindness early
NCT ID NCT03963817
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new, ultra-high-resolution eye scanner that combines two imaging techniques to see the retina in 3D. Researchers will scan 10 healthy adults and 40 people with early or intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The goal is to improve early detection of AMD, which could help slow vision loss with timely care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adaptive optics AO-OCT/AF instrument
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this imaging method could help doctors detect AMD earlier and track its progression more accurately, potentially slowing vision loss through timely treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on imaging, not treatment. The technology may not prove reliable enough for widespread use, and results may not apply to all AMD patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Subjects will be recruited from referring physicians of the faculty practice of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
- Ages
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60 to 90 years
- 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: * Patients must be aged 60 and over and pseudophakic, with clear posterior capsule and dilation to 6mm. * Patients must be diagnosed early/intermediate AMD in at least one eye (the study eye) with soft drusen or reticular pseudodrusen in the macula. Exclusion Criteria: * Retinopathy other than AMD. * Inability to give informed consent * Bilateral advanced AMD * Allergy to dilation eye drops
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10003, United States
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