Clinical Trial: Measurement of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness - a Biomarker for the Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease?

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Pilot Study That Investigates the Potential of Using OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) Measurements of the Thickness of the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer as a Biomarker for the Early Detection of Alzheim

Brief Summary: The purpose of this study is to determine whether by measuring changes in the thickness of the retinal nerve fibre layer (the photosensitive layer at the back of the eye) you could predict if someone would develop Alzheimer's disease in the future. The measurement is made by OCT (ocular coherence tomography), a noninvasive and relatively inexpensive test that uses light waves to scan the back of the eye.