Imaging techniques in diabetes and age related macular degeneration

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Corneal confocal microscopy and measurement of macular pigment in diabetes and age related macular degeneration

• IRAS ID

  128562

• Contact name

  Tariq Aslam

• Contact email

  tariq.aslam@cmft.nhs.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  University of Manchester

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 6 months, 2 days

• Research summary

  Over recent years modern imaging research has lead to the emergence of new technologies to investigate the health of different structures in the eye. Two of these technologies, corneal confocal microscopy and macular pigment optical density, will be assessed in this pilot study. We will evaluate the relationships between the data produced from the two methods in diabetic eye disease and age-related macular degeneration.

  Three groups of patients will be recruited from ophthalmic clinics under the direction of Professor Tariq Aslam:
  Patient group A
  severe AMD patients, n=25
  Patient group B diabetic
  patients with and without diabetic maculopathy, n=25
  Patient group C type
  2 diabetes patients, n=25

  The tests will be performed at Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, Manchester.

• REC name

  Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds East Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  14/YH/1185

• Date of REC Opinion

  18 Sep 2014

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion