Imaging Retinal Vasculature in Infant Eyes
Start Date
10/3/2024
Completion Date
8/31/2027
Summary
Retinopathy of prematurity is a leading cause of childhood blindness worldwide. The fovea, a critical location in the retina determining visual acuity and visual function, and the blood vessels around it, are abnormally developed in infants with retinopathy of prematurity. However, how these blood vessels form during development of the human fovea remains unclear. This research will advance our understanding of the fundamental knowledge of how the blood vessels around the fovea form in infants, and how they change in diseased states such as preterm birth or retinopathy of prematurity.
Eligibility Criteria
Age Range: No minimum to No maximum
Interventions
Handheld Optical Coherence Tomography with OCT Angiography
Conditions
Locations
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina 27710
United States
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
United States