AMD - Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Control Patients, Diabetic Retinopathy, Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
Conditions
Brief summary
Retinal investigation using OCT with control and diseased eyes
Interventions
this is a proof of concept study
Sponsors
Study design
Intervention model description
all participants receive a single intervention at a single point in time
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
1. Male or female participants 18 years of age or older who have full legal capacity to volunteer on the date the informed consent is signed. 2. Participants who understand the study and patient information sheet and can follow the instructions. 3. Participants who agree to participate in the study. 4. Control group where no retinal abnormalities were detected as part of the standard basic ophthalmic examination. 5. Participants with retinal disease in at least one eye including: Early dry age-related macular degeneration, late stage dry age-related macular degeneration specifically geographic atrophy, Wet age-related macular degeneration, Retinitis pigmentosa, Diabetic retinopathy and other macular atrophic diseases
Exclusion criteria
1. Inability to understand written and verbal English sufficiently to comprehend the study and provide informed consent 2. Ophthalmic disease other than condition under investigation. 3. Participants unable to tolerate ophthalmic imaging. 4. Cataract (unless deemed mild in the opinion of the investigator) 5. Participants with significant ocular media not sufficiently clear to obtain acceptable OCT images. 6. Diabetes (unless part of the diabetic eye disease group) 7. Binocular visual acuity worse than 6/18 8. Strabismus (squint) 9. Age related macular degeneration groups: polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy 10. Participants with photo sensitivity epilepsy, experience of seizures, or sensitivity to flickering light (based on self-report) 11. Pregnant
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| OCT physical response data | 6 months from recruitment start | Response data per participant will be collected and analyzed |