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Imaging of Retinochoroidal Vasculature in Patients Being Assessed for Cardiovascular Disease
Sponsor: Northwestern University
Summary
This study aims to determine whether changes in retinal vasculature seen on SS-OCTA can be correlated to degree of cardiovascular disease as measured by carotid duplex ultrasonography.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 95 Years
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
42
Start Date
2021-08-17
Completion Date
2023-10-31
Last Updated
2026-05-22
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Swept Source Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography
The PLEX Elite 9000 is an FDA cleared research device for use in ocular imaging obtained by Northwestern University by way of a purchase agreement with the manufacturer, Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. It is currently unavailable outside of participation in the ARI Network, a cloudbased storage and image processing platform using deidentified information shared between academic institutions. The ARI Network is managed by a group of physicians and scientists from around the world that are working to better understand eye diseases.
Locations (1)
Northwestern University/Northwestern Medical Group, Department of Ophthalmology
Chicago, Illinois, United States