Evaluation and Treatment of Pediatric Eye Diseases
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Abstract
Description
The purpose of this protocol is to allow the pediatric and strabismus specialists at the National Eye Institute to gain additional knowledge of the course of various pediatric eye diseases and strabismus and to evaluate the effects of standard treatments for these diseases. This understanding may lead to ideas for future protocols. This protocol will also allow for the maintenance of populations of patients with specific pediatric eye diseases and strabismus that may be eligible for future protocols. In addition, by allowing for the care of persons with a spectrum of these diseases, the protocol will be valuable for the training of pediatric eye disease and ocular motility fellows. The pediatric and eye movement specialists at the National Eye Institute are free to choose those diseases that interest them.
This protocol is not designed to test any new treatments. Any evaluations or treatment under this protocol will be based on the current standard of care for each pediatric or ocular motor disease. All alternatives for evaluation and care will be reviewed with each patient, and the patient's family.
Patients in this patient evaluation and treatment protocol will be evaluated for potential eligibility in any new NEI clinical trials or epidemiological protocols as they are developed. If eligible, patients may be asked to participate in the new protocol. However, they will not be required to enter any new protocol and their decision to participate will be entirely voluntary.
Dates
Last Verified: | 09/30/2002 |
First Submitted: | 10/26/2000 |
Estimated Enrollment Submitted: | 10/26/2000 |
First Posted: | 10/29/2000 |
Last Update Submitted: | 03/02/2008 |
Last Update Posted: | 03/03/2008 |
Actual Study Start Date: | 09/30/2000 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | 09/30/2002 |
Condition or disease
Intervention/treatment
Procedure: current standard of care treatments
Phase
Eligibility Criteria
Sexes Eligible for Study | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers | Yes |
Criteria | Must have a disorder of ocular motility or a pediatric specific eye disease. Must have the ability to understand and sign an informed consent form or have a legal guardian/parent with the ability to do the same. Patients must have the ability to be followed at the NEI clinical center for at least the next 3 years. Presence of severe systemic diseases such as developmental delay, cancer and others that may compromise the evaluation of the eye disease may exclude patient from this protocol. |