Protocol Number: 08-EI-0043

Title:

Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Follow-Up

Number:

08-EI-0043

Summary:

This study is a 5-year extension of the AREDS protocol, in which investigators followed the natural course of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts. Participants in the former AREDS protocol are eligible for this study.

Participants have a complete eye examination once a year and are contacted at least once a year between visits to check on their status. The eye examination includes measurement of visual acuity (vision chart test) and examination of the inside of the eye after the pupils have been dilated with eye drops. Photographs of the inside of the eye may be taken using a special camera that flashes a bright light in the eye. A blood sample may be obtained to test for cholesterol level and genes related to inflammation.

Sponsoring Institute:

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Participants currently recruited/enrolled

Gender: Male & Female

Referral Letter Required: Yes

Population Exclusion(s): Children

Eligibility Criteria:

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Participants will be eligible if they:

-Were enrolled in the AREDS protocol and successfully completed the final AREDS follow-up visit.

-Can understand and provide informed consent.

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Participants will not be eligible if they:

-Are under the age of 50.

-Are not able to return to NIH for examination for the duration of the trial.

-Have any systemic diseases that compromise the ability to provide adequate ophthalmologic examination.

Special Instructions:

Currently Not Provided

Keywords:

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Cataracts

Recruitment Keyword(s):

Age Related Macular Degeneration

AMD

Cataract

Condition(s):

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Cataract

Investigational Drug(s):

None

Investigational Device(s):

None

Intervention(s):

None

Supporting Site:

National Eye Institute

Contact(s):

Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office
Building 61
10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4754
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
TTY: 301-594-9774 (local),1-866-411-1010 (toll free)
Fax: 301-480-9793

Electronic Mail:prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov

Citation(s):

Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. The Age Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS): design implications. AREDS report no. 1. Control Clin Trials. 1999 Dec;20(6):573 600.

Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. Risk factors associated with age-related macular degeneration. A case control study in the age-related eye disease study: Age Related Eye Disease Study Report Number 3. Ophthalmology. 2000 Dec;107(12):2224-32.

Age-Related Eye Disease Study Research Group. Risk factors associated with age-related nuclear and cortical cataract : a case-control study in the Age-Related Eye Disease Study, AREDS Report No. 5. Ophthalmology. 2001 Aug;108(8):1400-8.

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