Metric-Optimized Spectacles for Children With Down Syndrome
What You Need to Know Before You Apply
What is the purpose of this trial?
This study seeks to determine whether glasses prescriptions determined from computer analysis of detailed images of the eyes provide better vision outcomes for children with Down syndrome than prescriptions determined using routine clinical methods.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
Inclusion Criteria
Timeline for a Trial Participant
Screening
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial
Enrollment Exam
Participants undergo distance refraction measurement, pupil size measurement, and wavefront aberration measurement. A complete eye examination is performed.
Treatment
Participants receive spectacle prescriptions and undergo visual acuity and binocularity testing. Spectacles are dispensed in two-month intervals with a SmartButton data logger to assess wear time.
Follow-up
Participants are monitored for visual acuity and binocularity improvements after 6 months of continued spectacle wear.
What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?
Interventions
- Metric-Optimized Spectacle Prescriptions
How Is the Trial Designed?
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Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Participants will be dispensed the metric-optimized spectacle correction for the first two months followed by the clinically determined spectacle correction for the second two months.
Participants will be dispensed the clinical spectacle refraction for the first two months followed by the metric-optimized correction for the second two months.
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Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?
Ohio State University
Lead Sponsor
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Collaborator
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