Developing a method of reducing the strength of transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) to personalize treatment.

Date Added
March 5th, 2024
PRO Number
Pro00132894
Researcher
Mark George

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Keywords
Vision/ Eye
Summary

Transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) is a new noninvasive way to stimulate the brain in an awake and alert person. We do not yet have an easily observable way to know whether we are in the right brain location with the correct dose for that person. We wonder if we can produce a transient change in someone's visual field, called a scotoma, and whether we can use that to determine the minimum tFUS dose for that person.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Bridgette Holland
843 876 5142
hollanbr@musc.edu

A Phase 3/4, Prospective, Randomized, Active Treatment Controlled, Parallel-Design, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety of DEXYCU for the Treatment of Inflammation Following Ocular Surgery for Childhood Cataract

Date Added
September 28th, 2021
PRO Number
Pro00114633
Researcher
Marion Wilson

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Keywords
Vision/ Eye
Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the safety of an investigational drug product, IBI-10090 (DEXYCU), in children to treat eye inflammation (redness) caused by cataract surgery. DEXYCU was approved by the FDA in February 2018 for use in adults, however; has not yet been approved for use in children. The active ingredient in DEXYCU is dexamethasone. Instead of being an eye drop containing dexamethasone, DEXYCU remains in the eye as a tiny droplet and slowly releases dexamethasone over a period of approximately two to three weeks. After that time the droplet is absorbed by the body. Subjects 0 to 3 years of age who are undergoing cataract surgery will be eligible for this study. The study starts at screening visit which is 3-29 days before surgery. Any study-related procedures will be performed only after obtaining informed consent. Child will be in the study for about 90 days after signing informed consent. Enrollment in this study requires a total of 8 visits. If child is eligible he/she will be randomly assigned (like the flip of a coin) to either study group DEXYCU or control group, prednisolone acetate. Child will have study visits 1 day following cataract surgery, and then at approximately 1 week, 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks and 3 months after surgery. All visits are standard of care visits for all cataract surgery patients except 2 weeks and 6 weeks after surgery visits.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Carol Bradham
843-792-2338
bradhamc@muscs.edu

Integrated Analysis of Toric Intra-Ocular Lens Rotation with Ray-Tracing Aberrometry

Date Added
March 4th, 2019
PRO Number
Pro00081873
Researcher
Karolinne Rocha

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Keywords
Vision/ Eye
Summary

The purpose of this project is to identify the postoperative alignment of toric intraocular lenses (IOLs) in patients who have undergone cataract surgery.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Carol Bradham
843-792-2338
bradhamc@musc.edu

Integrated Analysis of Vision Quality with Aberrometry

Date Added
March 27th, 2018
PRO Number
Pro00074857
Researcher
Karolinne Rocha

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Keywords
Vision/ Eye
Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify and measure refractive errors of the eye as well as visual symptoms after cataract surgery.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Carol Bradham
843-792-2338
bradhamc@musc.edu

Neural Determinants of Age-Related Change in Auditory-Visual Speech Processing

Date Added
September 24th, 2017
PRO Number
Pro00070971
Researcher
James Dias

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Keywords
Aging, Brain, Central Nervous System, Ears, Healthy Volunteer Studies, Hearing, Language, Minorities, Vision/ Eye
Summary

Older adults typically have trouble identifying the speech they hear, especially in noisy environments. Fortunately, compared to younger adults, older adults are better able to compensate for difficulties identifying the speech they hear by recruiting the visual system. However, the extent to which older adults can benefit from visual input, and how this influence relates to age-related changes in brain structure and function, have not been thoroughly investigated. The general purpose of this study is to determine how age-related changes in brain structure and function affect how well people hear and see. This study seeks participants with normal hearing to mild hearing loss, who also have normal or corrected-to-normal vision.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
James Dias
(843) 792-3921
diasj@musc.edu

Intacs Inserts-Prescription Inserts for Treatment of Patients with Keratoconus (HDE)

Date Added
November 17th, 2015
PRO Number
Pro00046816
Researcher
Karolinne Rocha

List of Studies


Keywords
Vision/ Eye
Summary

IntacsĀ® Corneal Implants is a FDA Humanitarian Use Device (HUD) designed for the reduction or elimination of myopia and astigmatism in patients with keratoconus.

Institution
MUSC
Recruitment Contact
Carol Bradham
843-792-2338
bradhamc@musc.edu



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