The Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Ethnicity and Refractive Error (CLEERE) Study

Status unconfirmed

Conditions studied: Myopia

In brief

To compare and contrast normal eye growth, ocular component development, and refractive error development in Hispanic, African-American, and Asian schoolchildren with what happens in Caucasian children from the Orinda Longitudinal Study of Myopia. To investigate risk factors for the development of myopia. To conduct DNA-based studies on nearsighted children and their families.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00000169

Run by

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Starts

1999-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-06-24

Who can join

Age: 6 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

• West Alabama Health Services, Inc. — Eutaw, Alabama, United States (enrolling)
• Southern California College of Optometry — Fullerton, California, United States (enrolling)
• University of Houston, College of Optometry — Houston, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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