Self-Monitoring Optical Coherence Tomography Device for Retinal Telehealth
Case Western Reserve University
Summary
The purpose of this research study is to test participants ability to obtain OCT images of the eyes using an OCT device that is comparable to FDA-approved OCT devices on the market, without the help of an eye technician. Patients with ocular diseases often need to come to frequent appointments with an eye care provider for close monitoring and evaluation. Transportation difficulties, other medical problems, and limited appointments slots can make regular follow-up challenging. In addition, the anxiety of permanent vision loss and subjective nature of monitoring symptoms highlight the need for an alternative solution in which patients can self-generate OCT images of the eye for the eye care provider to review.
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * 1\. Provision of signed and dated informed consent. * 2\. Age ≥ 18 years. * 3\. Presenting for care at a University Hospitals Eye Institute clinic * 4\. Willing to complete study questionnaires. * 5\. Scheduled to undergo standard technician-acquired OCT Exclusion Criteria: * 1\. Unable to provide informed consent or, in the judgment of study staff, unable to understand study procedures. * 2\. Unable to cooperate with imaging or maintain stable positioning such that an evaluable OCT scan cannot be obtained (e.g., severe tremor or inability to maintain head position). *…
Interventions
- ProcedureSelf-administered OCT imaging system
Self-administered OCT imaging using modified portable OCT with headrest and software workflow to enable patient self-operation and secure image transfer to a remote reading center.
- ProcedureTechnician-acquired OCT imaging
Technician-acquired OCT obtained using routine clinical equipment during the same visit
Location
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterCleveland, Ohio