Iris Colors in Neonates: Do They Really Change? Prevalence, Predicting Factors and Associated Characteristics

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center200 enrolled

Overview

The goal of our study is to examine eye color at birth and the longitudinal change in eye color of preterm and full-term newborns.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Eye Color

Interventions

PhotographOTHER

Babies will be photographed and eye color will be observed and documented at birth, 3 months and one year of age

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 DaysMax age: 2 MonthsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Any baby born between the 24-42 week of gestation admitted to the well-baby nursery or the NICU whose parents have signed an informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Neonatal conjunctivitis * Neonatal sepsis * Inborn error of metabolism or genetic syndrome * Eye abnormalities * Parental refusal

Locations (1)

Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Hadera, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in eye color

Change will be measured according to a validated classification of blue/hazel/green or brown

Time frame: One year

Central Contacts

Amit Hochberg, MD

CONTACT

amith@hy.health.gov.il

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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