Retinal Imaging
Conditions
Keywords
Older, Hip fracture surgery, Optical coherence tomography
Brief summary
Assessment of the feasibility of achieving retinal imaging in older people with recent hips fracture surgery using hand held optical coherence tomography device
Detailed description
Optical coherent tomography (OCT) is a device used to achieve cross-sectional imaging of tissues. It is often used in ophthalmology and also has application in dermatology, cardiology and other specialities. Usually, in adults, a table-top device is used necessitating the transfer of patients to the location of the device. In children a hand held device is used meaning the device can be taken to the patients' location. To facilitate/ help design a future study, this study's aim is to assess the feasibility of achieving retinal imaging in older people who are recovering from hip fracture surgery using a hand held device.
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TESTOptical coherence tomography
Non-invasive method of acquiring cross sectional imaging of tissues using the coherent property of light
Sponsors
University of Nottingham
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
Assess the feasibility of measuring the thickness of retinal layers using a handheld optical coherence tomography device in older patients after hips fracture surgery. Consecutively recruited consenting patients will be included.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Recent hip fracture surgery * Age \> 64 years * No cognitive impairment * Able to understand instructions given in English * Consent
Exclusion criteria
* Presence of degenerative eye disease e.g. age-related macula degeneration, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy * Dementia, mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson,s disease, multiple sclerosis, current delirium
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Ability to achieve good quality retinal images | 30 minutes | Retinal images with signal strength \> 6 and in which retinal layers can be measured |
| Ability to achieve imaging without causing pain | Immediate | Patient reported pain during acquisition of images over their baseline. Scale of 0 - 10 where 0 is no increase in pain and 10 is severe increase in pain |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed