iMIND Research Study - Clinical Trial
What is the Purpose of this Study?
We are doing this study learn more about how we can identify potential biomarkers in your eyes that may let us predict and/or diagnose one or more illnesses or medical conditions.
Although we will not be able to make these diagnoses now, one day in the future we may be able to use the information we have learned now to make these diagnoses in other people:
- Alzheimer's disease
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Parkinson's disease
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Dementia of Lewy body
- Multiple sclerosis
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- PTSD
- ALS
- Huntington's
- Down syndrome
Alzheimers Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Parkinson's disease
Who Can Participate in the Study?
Adults being seen in any Duke Clinic for any of the following diagnoses:
- Alzheimer's disease
- Mild cognitive impairment
- Parkinson's disease
- Frontotemporal dementia
- Dementia of Lewy body
- Multiple sclerosis
- Traumatic brain injury
- PTSD
- ALS
- Huntington's
- Down syndrome
People in a wheelchair, or who have a head tremor, or who have had prior retinal surgery are not eligible. You can contact the research team directly at imind@duke.edu.
What is Involved?
If you choose to join this study, you will:
- Come to the Morreene Road clinic for 30 minutes
- Have images taken of your eyes
- Have your vision checked
- Complete a questionnaire
*No one will touch your eye and no drops will be used.
For more information about this study, please visit us at:
https://dukeeyecenter.duke.edu/research/clinical-research/clinical-rese…
Study Details
