Snapshot Camera for AMD
This study proposes to use a new instrument (AO-OCT/AF: adaptive optics - optical
coherence tomography/autofluorescence) combined with a data processing method to image
the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of the eye in normal subjects and in subjects with
age-relate...
Age: 60 - 90 years
Gender: All
Telemedicine in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
AMD affects 15 million Americans, with 200,000 new advanced cases diagnosed each year. AMD is the leading cause of blindness in this country, from either the “dry” or “wet” advanced forms. At present, there is no treatment for dry AMD. Besides bl...
Age: 50 - 90 years
Gender: All
A Snapshot Adaptive Optics and Hyperspectral Autofluorescence Fundus Camera for Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
The purpose of this study is to learn more about age-related macular degeneration (AMD) by using a new investigational technology, AO-(adaptive optics) OCT (optical coherence tomography) with hyperspectral autofluorescence (AF). While currently there is no cure for AMD,...
Age: 18 - 95 years
Gender: All
IIT Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and Cardiovascular Disease
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in our country, and heart attack and stroke are leading causes of death. We have discovered that AMD and these lethal systemic diseases may be linked by a special form of AMD called “reticula...
Age: 40 - 75 years
Gender: All