ew OCT technique in Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- English:- retinal nerve fiber layer- optical coherence tomography- Parkinson's diseaseIn het Nederlands:- netvlies- optical coherence tomografie- de ziekte van Parkinson
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29318
- Lead Sponsor
- VU Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Other
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a patient must meet all of the following criteria:
- Clinical diagnosis of PD fulfilling the criteria of the UK PD Brain Bank (Appendix B)
Exclusion Criteria
- Media opacifications
- Concomitant ocular disease (glaucoma, retinal pathology, or pathology of the cornea, lens or optic nerve)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Not specified
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary objective is to investigate if the RNFL-ac in PD patients differs significantly from the RNFL-ac in healthy controls.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1) to investigate if the RNFL-ac can be used to differentiate PD patients from healthy controls.<br /><br>2) to compare the sensitivity and specificity of the RNFL-ac with RNFL thickness in differentiating PD patients from healthy controls.<br /><br>3) to investigate local differences in the RNFL-ac of the retina.