Assessment of the feasibility of achieving retinal imaging in older people with recent hips fracture surgery using hand held optical coherence tomography device
Optical coherent tomography (OCT) is a device used to achieve cross-sectional imaging of tissues. It is often used in ophthalmology and also has application in dermatology, cardiology and other specialities. Usually, in adults, a table-top device is used necessitating the transfer of patients to the location of the device. In children a hand held device is used meaning the device can be taken to the patients' location. To facilitate/ help design a future study, this study's aim is to assess the feasibility of achieving retinal imaging in older people who are recovering from hip fracture surgery using a hand held device.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
30
Non-invasive method of acquiring cross sectional imaging of tissues using the coherent property of light
Queen's Medical Centre
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Ability to achieve good quality retinal images
Retinal images with signal strength \> 6 and in which retinal layers can be measured
Time frame: 30 minutes
Ability to achieve imaging without causing pain
Patient reported pain during acquisition of images over their baseline. Scale of 0 - 10 where 0 is no increase in pain and 10 is severe increase in pain
Time frame: Immediate
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