CHM Choroideremia tapetochoroideal dystrophy (TCD)
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients who are diagnosed with choroideremia based on ophthalmologic examination by an ophthalmologist and (often) confirmed by DNA-analysis. Patients were included if they are male gender, aged *18 years of age and able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: There are no exclusion criteria.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the correlation between the genotype and the phenotype (clinical symptoms) of choroideremia patients. The clinical symptoms of each patient were investigated during regular examination at the department of ophthalmology of the Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam. The clinical course of the disorder will be investigated on the basis of visual acuity, fundoscopy, fundus photography, fundus autofluorescence, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) and visual field tests from the past and the present. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secundairy study parameters are the course of the complaints and subjective limitations in the activities of daily living. These parameters will be tested by a questionnaire, which contains subjective nyctalopia, color vision disorders, photofobia and subjective limitations of the visual field. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed