Standard Operating Procedures

Clinical Trial Unit for Vision

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) serve as a fundamental element for effective and successful clinical research. SOPs are written step-by-step procedures that outline standard processes within a research organization.

Benefit of Implementing SOPs:

Ensuring regulatory compliance
Enhancing data integrity and accuracy
Minimizing risks and ensuring patient safety
Facilitating efficient trial execution

The SOPs developed include:

Intraocular pressure measurement
Lensometry

Autorefraction and keratometry
Peripheral refraction
Contrast sensitivity measurement
Visual acuity measurement
Colour vision test

Strabismus and heterophoria measurement
Fusional vergence measurement
Vergence facility measurement
Amplitude of accommodation measurement
Accommodative lag measurement
Accommodative facility measurement
Local stereopsis measurement

Examination of the anterior segment of the eye
Dilated fundus examination
Fundus photography

Lens prescription and frame selection guidelines
Quality check on lens and frame
Spectacles dispensation

Informed consent
Data management
Reporting, assessment and follow-up of adverse events