Comparing Visual Acuity Measurements (How Well You Can See) Using a Standard ETDRS Chart & a Handheld ETDRS Chart



Status:Completed
Conditions:Ocular, Diabetes
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology, Ophthalmology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:2/7/2015
Start Date:March 2012
End Date:September 2013
Contact:Francis Char DeCroos, MD
Email:research@midatlanticretina.com
Phone:215-928-3092

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Prospective Determination of Agreement Between Standard ETDRS (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study) Chart and Handheld Illuminated ETDRS Equivalent Chart in Eyes With Retinal Pathology

Comparing visual acuity measurements (measurements of how well you can see) using a standard
ETDRS (Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study) chart and a handheld ETDRS chart

Prospective determination of agreement between standard ETDRS chart and handheld illuminated
ETDRS equivalent chart in eyes with retinal pathology

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the
full duration of the study (one visit per patient).

2. Age greater than 18 years.

3. Clinical diagnosis of retinal disease (including age-related macular degeneration,
macular degeneration, retinal vessel occlusion, among others).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of a significant cataract as determined by your doctor.

2. Presence of a significant posterior capsular opacity (haziness in your eyes) as
determined by your doctor.

3. Diagnosis of uveitis (inflammation in part of the eye).
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Mid Atlantic Retina- Wills Eye Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107
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