Eye movement excursions and aging V1
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The Affect of Aging on eye Movement Excursions in Asymptomatic Adults
IRAS ID
349708
Contact name
Tess Garretty
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
N/A, N/A
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
It is known that the extent of eye movements can deteriorate with age. It is also known that in some individuals, the connective tissue between two or more extra-ocular muscles can stretch or split changing the power and action of the muscles involved, leading to eye movement difficulties and double vision. It is believed that this affects individuals aged around 70yrs or older.
There is some research that shows eye movements may start to deteriorate gradually from an earlier age rather than it always being an acute problem as previously thought. Most of the research has looked at how the eyes move into the straight up, down and sideways directions using methods not available in the clinical setting. This does not identify which of the eye muscles are actually affected and is not easily relatable to patients attending the clinic.
This study aims to investigate how aging affects the extent of eye movements into the direction of action of each of the six extra-ocular muscles in groups of asymptomatic individuals aged 20 and older using clinical methods available in most Hospital Orthoptic departments. This knowledge may prevent unnecessary investigations (such as MRI scanning) when people attend an eye department with eye movement disorders into elevation and side gaze in particular.REC name
London - West London & GTAC Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
25/PR/0547
Date of REC Opinion
3 Jun 2025
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion