Red Reflex Study: East Africa

Red Reflex Screening: a comparison of two screening methods for detecting treatable blindness in children

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201811612918579

Enrollment

96000

Registered

2018-11-28

Start date

2018-12-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Eye Diseases

Interventions

Arclight

Neocam

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All children presenting under 5 years whose carers consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Lack of consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Case detection rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Positive Predictive Value	—

Countries

Malawi, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania

Contacts

Public ContactMarcia Zondervan

Senior Lecturer LSHTM

marcia.zondervan@lshtm.ac.uk00442079588345

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026