Ophthalmology Department Clinical Research

Studies Actively Recruiting Patients

Condition	Title	Location	Contact Information
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Ivana Kim, M.D.	Diagnostic for AMD - A New Device to Measure Dark Adaptation	Retina Service	Patricia Houlihan(617) 573-3646
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Ivana Kim, M.D.	Complement Factor Inhibitor (CFD) for Patients with Geographic Atrophy Due to AMD	Retina Service	Linda Merry(617) 573-3920
ChoroidalNeovascularization (CNV) *due to causes other than AMD* Ivana Kim, M.D.	Combination Therapy for Patients with CNV	Retina Service	Linda Merry(617) 573-3920
Choroidal melanoma Ivana Kim, M.D.	Combination Lucentis and Proton Radiation for Choroidal Melanoma	Retina Service	Edward Miretsky (617) 573-4382
Uveal melanoma Evangelos Gragoudas, M.D. Ivana Kim, M.D.	Biochemical, Genetic and Epidemiological Studies of Uveal Melanoma	Retina Service	Edward Miretsky (617) 573-4382
Macular Telangiectasia (MacTel) Joan Miller, M.D.	A Natural History Observation and Registry Study of Macular Telangiectasia Type 2	Retina Service	Patricia Houlihan(617) 573-3646
Keratoconus Kathryn Colby, M.D., Ph.D.	Treatment of Keratoconus Using Collagen Cross-Linking	Cornea Service	Cornea Research (617) 573-3313
Corneal Transplant Reza Dana, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc.	Safety and Efficacy of Bevacizumab (Avastin) in High-Risk Corneal Transplant Survival	Cornea Service	Cornea Research (617) 573-3313
Glaucoma Pedram Hamrah, M.D.	In Vivo Effects of Antiglaucomatous Progstaglandin Therapy on Immune Cells, Epithelium, and Nerves on the Ocular Surface: A Laser In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study	Cornea Service	Cornea Research 617) 573-3313
Contact Lens/Cornea Pedram Hamrah, M.D.	Effect on Contact Lens Wear on Immune Cell Density and Morphology of the Ocular Surface: A Laser In Vivo Confocal Microscopy Study	Cornea Service	Cornea Research (617) 573-3313
Cornea Disease Pedram Hamrah, M.D.	Corneal Imaging of Infectious Keratis	Cornea Service	Cornea Research (617) 573-3313
Cornea Ula Jurkunas, M.D.	Pathogenesis of Fuchs Corneal Dystrophy	Cornea Service	Cornea Research (617) 573-3313

Pediatric Studies - Actively Recruiting Patients

Condition	Title	Location	Contact Information
Eyelash Growth Aaron Fay, M.D.	Safety and Efficacy of Bimatoprost Solution in Treating Chemotherapy-Induced Eyelash Loss or Hypotrichosis in Children	Cornea Service	Cornea Research (617)573-3313

Active Studies - Recruitment Closed

Condition	Title	Location	Contact Information
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Ivana Kim, M.D.	Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS2)	Retina Service	Rebecca Amaral (617) 573-3634
Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Ivana Kim, M.D.	Comparison of Avastin and Lucentis in AMD (CATT)	Retina Service	Edward Miretsky (617) 573-4382
Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Ivana Kim, M.D.	Lucentis Injections for Diabetic Macular Edema (RISE)	Retina Service	Edward Miretsky (617) 573-4382
Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) Lucy Young, M.D.	Dexamethasone Posterior Segment Drug Delivery System	Retina Service	Patricia_Houlihan (617) 573-3646

Ophthalmology Department Basic Research

Studies Currently Recruiting Participants

Condition	Title	Contact Information
Cornea Disease	Ocular Surface Imaging Studies	Cornea Research (617) 573-3313

Update for Clinical Studies - Note to Investigators:

All new postings or updates to recruitment summaries must be reviewed by the Human Studies Committee before being published on the Mass Eye and Ear Clinical Research Website. Updates should be submitted in the template format that can be accessed in IRBNet and sent to HSC_Submission@meei.harvard.edu for verification and approval.

Page updated 8/3/2011.