ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Clinical Vision Research Center Study Helps Secure FDA Nod for New Imaging Tech SUNY Optometry’s Clinical Vision Research Center technology is now available to use with SPECTRALIS (CVRC) sits at the intersection of government-, foundation- diagnostic imaging devices to provide 3-D visualization and industry-sponsored research to advance vision care of perfused ocular vasculature. for all. One of its latest projects is set to change the way doctors diagnose and manage ocular abnormalities. Dr. Mitchell Dul served as the principal investigator on the study, with sub-investigators Dr. Danielle Iacono, Dr. Daria The Heidelberg OCT-VIS Study, conducted from April 2018 Borah, L. Wayne Spencer and Valerie Leung, who was to August 2018, led to 510(k) clearance from the United also the study coordinator. The study involved testing the States Food and Drug Administration on September 17 for OCTA module’s ability to assess the flow of blood through Heidelberg Engineering’s Optical Coherence Tomography vessels at the back of the eye in patients with healthy eyes Angiography (OCTA) module. The noninvasive imaging and retinal vascular diseases. CVRC Receives PEDIG Performance and Quality Award The CVRC received a Performance and Quality Award from the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) for having the highest pediatric patient volume in the network and an outstanding quality index. PEDIG is a collaborative network dedicated to facilitating multicenter clinical research in strabismus, amblyopia and other eye disorders that affect children. The network formed in 1997 and is funded by the National Eye Institute. There are more than 100 participating sites with 300+ pediatric ophthalmologists and pediatric optometrists in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom participating in the network. The CVRC streamlines the process of clinical research by serving as a single point of contact between sponsors and SUNY Optometry. The Clinical Vision Research Center has the highest pediatric patient volume in the PEDIG network 14 Contact lens, drug, therapy and ophthalmic device studies $2,857,201 conducted by the CVRC, 2018 Grant Activity, 2017-18 16 SUNY OPTOMETRY
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