iMIND Research Study

Purpose of this Study

We are doing this study learn more about how we can identify potential biomarkers in your eyes that may let us predict and/or diagnose one or more illnesses or medical conditions. Although we will not be able to make these diagnoses now, one day in the future we may be able to use the information we have learned now to make these diagnoses in other people:
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Dementia of Lewy body
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • PTSD
  • ALS
  • Huntington's
  • Down syndrome

Who Can Participate?

Eligibility

Adults being seen in any Duke Clinic for any of the following diagnoses:
  • Alzheimer's disease
  • Mild cognitive impairment
  • Parkinson's disease
  • Frontotemporal dementia
  • Dementia of Lewy body
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Traumatic brain injury
  • PTSD
  • ALS
  • Huntington's
  • Down syndrome
People in a wheelchair, or who have a head tremor, or who have had prior retinal surgery are not eligible. You can contact the research team directly at imind@duke.edu.

What is Involved?

Description

If you choose to join this study, you will:
  • Come to the Morreene Road clinic for 30 minutes
  • Have images taken of your eyes
  • Have your vision checked
  • Complete a questionnaire
*No one will touch your eye and no drops will be used. For more information about this study, please visit us at: https://dukeeyecenter.duke.edu/research/clinical-research/clinical-rese…

Study Details

Full Title

Evaluating the Retinal and Choroidal Microvasculature and Structure using Multimodal Retinal and Choroidal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease: iMIND Research Study

Principal Investigator

Sharon
Fekrat

Protocol Number

PRO00111831

NCT ID

NCT03233646

Phase

N/A

Enrollment Status

Open to Enrollment
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