Developing a Nationwide Registry to Track Longitudinal Clinical Outcomes of Corneal Surgery and Disease

Description

The goal is to develop a nationwide registry to track longitudinal clinical outcomes of and store imaging data related to numerous corneal conditions. There are two main objectives including the establishment of the first nationwide corneal transplant registry in the United States to include information related to the donor tissue, recipient, surgical procedure, and long-term clinical outcomes. Ultimately, this prospective data collection will allow us to determine prognostic factors for successful corneal transplantation and create an algorithm to guide clinical practice based on real world outcomes. The second objective is to collect and create a database of historical, de-identified optical coherence topography (OCT) and corneal topography images to ultimately develop artificial intelligence (AI) based diagnostic and prognostic algorithms for corneal disease and surgery.

Conditions

Corneal Disease, Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy, Corneal Transplant Failure, Corneal Transplant Rejection

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The goal is to develop a nationwide registry to track longitudinal clinical outcomes of and store imaging data related to numerous corneal conditions. There are two main objectives including the establishment of the first nationwide corneal transplant registry in the United States to include information related to the donor tissue, recipient, surgical procedure, and long-term clinical outcomes. Ultimately, this prospective data collection will allow us to determine prognostic factors for successful corneal transplantation and create an algorithm to guide clinical practice based on real world outcomes. The second objective is to collect and create a database of historical, de-identified optical coherence topography (OCT) and corneal topography images to ultimately develop artificial intelligence (AI) based diagnostic and prognostic algorithms for corneal disease and surgery.

Developing a Nationwide Registry to Track Longitudinal Clinical Outcomes of Corneal Surgery and Disease

Developing a Nationwide Registry to Track Longitudinal Clinical Outcomes of Corneal Surgery and Disease

Condition
Corneal Disease
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Baltimore

Keratoplasty Alliance International, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21210

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * All subjects with corneal disease or undergoing corneal transplantation (either penetrating keratoplasty, endothelial keratoplasty \[including DSAEK and DMEK\], or anterior lamellar keratoplasty are eligible to be included in this study. Imaging studies performed pre-operatively, up until 1 year prior to surgery will be collected. Studies may include the following:
  • * OCT
  • * Corneal topography
  • * Specular biomicroscopy
  • * In vivo confocal biomicroscopy
  • * Any criteria that does not meet the inclusion criteria above.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Keratoplasty Alliance International,

Priya M Mathews, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Keratoplasty Alliance International

Nitin G Vaswani, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Keratoplasty Alliance International

Study Record Dates

2025-10-31