A Study to Assess Brillouin Hydration Mapping for the Evaluation of Ocular Tissues and Diseases
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The overall goal of this study is to develop Brillouin microscope as a novel tool for measuring biomechanical and hydration properties of human tissues in vivo.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 79
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:
• Healthy volunteers with normal eyes
• Visual acuity between +2 to -6 diopters
Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Brigham
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Soyeon (Selina) Ahn, PhD
sahn14@mgh.harvard.edu
3396009736
Backup
Seok-Hyun Yun, PhD
syun@mgh.harvard.edu
6177688704
Time Frame
Start Date: 2026-08-18
Estimated Completion Date: 2027-09-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 90
Treatments
Control Group
Healthy Subjects
Patient Group
Patient Subjects (Fuch's endothelial dystrophy, Corneal guttae, Open-angle glaucoma, Dry eye disease, Keratoconus, post-LASIK)
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, National Eye Institute (NEI)
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital