Effect of Raised End-Tidal pCo2 on Choroidal Volume

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Conditions studied: Intraocular Pressure

In brief

This study is to investigate the relationship between arterial carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and vitreous pressure on the choroidal volume by integrated intraoperative OCT imaging under eye exams under anesthesia.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06275308

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

20

Starts

2023-02-27

Expected to finish

2026-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-09

Who can join

Age: any, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• any child undergoing an eye exam under anesthesia for an ophthalmologic reason.
• children between the ages newborn to 8 years of age.

You may not qualify if…

• children who are not having an eye exam under anesthesia.
• children with a known medical diagnosis that affect the eye to be studied
• * children over the age of 8 years of age.
• * children with altered cerebral autoregulation, increased intracranial pressure, pulmonary hypertension, or any other condition deemed appropriate by the anesthesiologist.
• children in whom a laryngeal mask airway will not be used

Where it is running

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States (enrolling)

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