Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT)

NCT04271709 | Active Not Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: AAAR9162U01DP006436
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 749
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators are conducting a 5-year prospective, 2:1 cluster-randomized controlled trial, funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which provides vision screenings to underserved New York City residents living in affordable housing buildings in Harlem and Washington Heights.

Conditions

Glaucoma; Vision Impairment and Blindness; Cataract; Diabetic Retinopathy; Eye Diseases

Keywords

Vision Screening; Follow-up Eye Care; Vulnerable Populations; New York City

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Proportion of Subjects with Visual Acuity Worse than 20/40

  Visual acuity (VA) is a measure of the spatial resolution of the visual processing system. Visual acuity will be measured in each eye and measured as ≤20/40 or \>20/40. Since there are two best corrected distance visual acuity measurements per person (right eye and left eye), the visual acuity in the worse eye will be used in the analysis and reported at the patient level, rather than the eye level. Visual acuity analysis will be handled as a dichotomous variable and the proportion of subjects with visual acuity 20/40 or worse will be considered abnormal.

  2 years

Study Arms (2)

Enhanced Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Consented subjects living in buildings randomized to the Patient Navigator Intervention arm who failed the screening and needed vision correction received free eyeglasses, which were fitted by an optician at the housing building. If they were referred to an ophthalmologist for a follow-up eye exam, they received enhanced support with patient navigators to assist with follow-up eye exams at Columbia Ophthalmology or Harlem Hospital, specifically eye exam appointment scheduling and arranging transportation over a 1-year period.

Behavioral: Enhanced Intervention Using Patient Navigators

Usual Care

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Consented subjects living in buildings randomized to Usual Care arm who failed the screening and needed vision correction were given an eyeglasses prescription and a list of optical shops within 1 mile from their home. These subjects who are referred to an ophthalmologist for a follow-up eye exam were only scheduled for their initial appointment at either Columbia Ophthalmology or Harlem Hospital. They did not receive enhanced support. Scheduling this initial appointment allowed tracking of adherence.

Other: Usual Care

Interventions

Enhanced Intervention Using Patient Navigators BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced support by patient navigators assisted with follow-up eye exam appointment scheduling and arranging transportation over a 1-year period.

Enhanced Intervention

Usual Care OTHER

Usual Care subjects who failed the screening and needed vision correction were given an eyeglasses prescription and a list of optical shops within 1 mile from their home. These subjects did not receive enhanced support. Scheduling this initial appointment will allow tracking of adherence.

Usual Care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 40 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals over age 40
• Living independently in NYCHA housing building or attending DFTA Senior Center
• Willing to answer COVID-19 symptom questions
• Willing to consent for 2 vision screening visits at baseline and 12-month follow-up

You may not qualify if:

• Self-reported terminal illness with life expectancy less than 1 year
• Inability to provide informed consent due to dementia or other reasons

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Columbia University: lead
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

Related Publications (25)

• Sapru S, Berktold J, Crews JE, Katz LJ, Hark L, Girkin CA, Owsley C, Francis B, Saaddine JB. Applying RE-AIM to evaluate two community-based programs designed to improve access to eye care for those at high-risk for glaucoma. Eval Program Plann. 2017 Dec;65:40-46. doi: 10.1016/j.evalprogplan.2017.06.006. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

  PMID: 28689028 BACKGROUND

• Hark L, Acito M, Adeghate J, Henderer J, Okudolo J, Malik K, Molineaux J, Eburuoh R, Zhan T, Katz LJ. Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-up Study: Ocular Findings at Two Health Centers. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2018;29(4):1400-1415. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2018.0103.

  PMID: 30449754 BACKGROUND

• Pizzi LT, Waisbourd M, Hark L, Sembhi H, Lee P, Crews JE, Saaddine JB, Steele D, Katz LJ. Costs of a community-based glaucoma detection programme: analysis of the Philadelphia Glaucoma Detection and Treatment Project. Br J Ophthalmol. 2018 Feb;102(2):225-232. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2016-310078. Epub 2017 Jun 27.

  PMID: 28655730 BACKGROUND

• Waisbourd M, Shafa A, Delvadia R, Sembhi H, Molineaux J, Henderer J, Pizzi LT, Myers JS, Hark LA, Katz LJ. Bilateral Same-day Laser Peripheral Iridotomy in the Philadelphia Glaucoma Detection and Treatment Project. J Glaucoma. 2016 Oct;25(10):e821-e825. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000000409.

  PMID: 26950579 BACKGROUND

• Hark LA, Radakrishnan A, Madhava M, Anderson-Quinones C, Fudemberg S, Robinson D, Myers JS, Zhan T, Adeghate J, Hegarty S, Leite S, Leiby BE, Stempel S, Katz LJ. Awareness of ocular diagnosis, transportation means, and barriers to ophthalmology follow-up in the Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-up Study. Soc Work Health Care. 2019 Aug;58(7):651-664. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2019.1614711. Epub 2019 May 23.

  PMID: 31120381 BACKGROUND

• Hark LA, Adeghate J, Katz LJ, Ulas M, Waisbourd M, Maity A, Zhan T, Hegarty S, Leiby BE, Pasquale LR, Leite S, Saaddine JB, Haller JA, Myers JS. Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-Up Study: Cataract Classifications Following Eye Screening. Telemed J E Health. 2020 Aug;26(8):992-1000. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2019.0170. Epub 2019 Nov 13.

  PMID: 31721654 BACKGROUND

• Adeghate JO, Hark LA, Brown H, Henderer JD, Waisbourd M, Molineaux J, Malik K, Maity A, Chuang D, Donches K, Heres C, Eburuoh R, Schardt M, Yu D, Ramsey F, Myers JS, Katz LJ. Philadelphia glaucoma detection and treatment project: ocular outcomes and adherence to follow-up at a single health centre. Can J Ophthalmol. 2019 Dec;54(6):717-722. doi: 10.1016/j.jcjo.2019.03.003. Epub 2019 Sep 19.

  PMID: 31836105 BACKGROUND

• Hark LA, Myers JS, Pasquale LR, Razeghinejad MR, Maity A, Zhan T, Hegarty SE, Leiby BE, Waisbourd M, Burns C, Divers M, Molineaux J, Henderer JD, Haller JA, Katz LJ. Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-up Study: Intraocular Pressure Measurements Found in a Population at High Risk for Glaucoma. J Glaucoma. 2019 Apr;28(4):294-301. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001207.

  PMID: 30946709 BACKGROUND

• Hark LA, Myers JS, Ines A, Jiang A, Rahmatnejad K, Zhan T, Leiby BE, Hegarty S, Fudemberg SJ, Mantravadi AV, Waisbourd M, Henderer JD, Burns C, Divers M, Molineaux J, Pizzi LT, Murchison AP, Saaddine J, Pasquale LR, Haller JA, Katz LJ. Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-up Study: confirmation between eye screening and comprehensive eye examination diagnoses. Br J Ophthalmol. 2019 Dec;103(12):1820-1826. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-313451. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

  PMID: 30770354 BACKGROUND

• Hark LA, Katz LJ, Myers JS, Waisbourd M, Johnson D, Pizzi LT, Leiby BE, Fudemberg SJ, Mantravadi AV, Henderer JD, Zhan T, Molineaux J, Doyle V, Divers M, Burns C, Murchison AP, Reber S, Resende A, Bui TDV, Lee J, Crews JE, Saaddine JB, Lee PP, Pasquale LR, Haller JA. Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-up Study: Methods and Screening Results. Am J Ophthalmol. 2017 Sep;181:114-124. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2017.06.024. Epub 2017 Jun 30.

  PMID: 28673747 BACKGROUND

• Leiby BE, Hegarty SE, Zhan T, Myers JS, Katz LJ, Haller JA, Waisbourd M, Burns C, Divers M, Molineaux J, Henderer J, Brodowski C, Hark LA. A Randomized Trial to Improve Adherence to Follow-up Eye Examinations Among People With Glaucoma. Prev Chronic Dis. 2021 May 20;18:E52. doi: 10.5888/pcd18.200567.

  PMID: 34014814 BACKGROUND

• Newman-Casey PA, Hark LA, Rhodes LA. It Is Time to Rethink Adult Glaucoma Screening Recommendations. J Glaucoma. 2023 Feb 1;32(2):69-71. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002146. Epub 2022 Nov 25. No abstract available.

  PMID: 36696354 BACKGROUND

• De Moraes CG, Hark LA, Saaddine J. Screening and Interventions for Glaucoma and Eye Health Through Telemedicine (SIGHT) Studies. J Glaucoma. 2021 May 1;30(5):369-370. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001782. No abstract available.

  PMID: 33428354 RESULT

• Hark LA, Kresch YS, De Moraes CG, Horowitz JD, Park L, Auran JD, Gorroochurn P, Stempel S, Maruri SC, Stidham EM, Banks AZ, Saaddine JB, Lambert BC, Pizzi LT, Sapru S, Price S, Williams OA, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study in Vulnerable Populations (NYC-SIGHT): Design and Methodology. J Glaucoma. 2021 May 1;30(5):388-394. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000001795.

  PMID: 33492894 RESULT

• Hark LA, Lin WV, Hirji S, Gorroochurn P, Horowitz JD, Diamond DF, Park L, Wang Q, Auran JD, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Sharma T, Valenzuela I, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA, Friedman DS, Harizman N. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Subanalysis of Referral to Ophthalmology. Curr Eye Res. 2024 Feb;49(2):197-206. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2023.2269614. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

  PMID: 37812506 RESULT

• Horowitz JD, Adeghate JO, Karani R, Henriquez DR, Gorroochurn P, Sharma T, Park L, Wang Q, Diamond DF, Harizman N, Auran JD, Maruri SC, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA, Hark LA. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study: (NYC-SIGHT)Tele-Retinal Image Findings and Importance of Photography. Telemed J E Health. 2024 Mar;30(3):664-676. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2023.0134. Epub 2023 Sep 1.

  PMID: 37651209 RESULT

• Hark LA, Tan CS, Kresch YS, De Moraes CG, Horowitz JD, Park L, Auran JD, Gorroochurn P, Stempel S, Maruri SC, Besagar S, Saaddine JB, Lambert BC, Pizzi LT, Sapru S, Price S, Williams OA, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study in Vulnerable Populations: 1-Month Feasibility Results. Curr Eye Res. 2021 Oct;46(10):1597-1604. doi: 10.1080/02713683.2021.1905000. Epub 2021 Apr 19.

  PMID: 33726583 RESULT

• Hark LA, Horowitz JD, Gorroochurn P, Park L, Wang Q, Diamond DF, Harizman N, Auran JD, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Carrion J, Muhire RSM, Kresch YS, Pizzi LT, Jutkowitz E, Sapru S, Sharma T, De Moraes CG, Friedman DS, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Baseline Results and Costs of a Cluster-Randomized Trial. Am J Ophthalmol. 2023 Jul;251:12-23. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2023.01.019. Epub 2023 Jan 21.

  PMID: 36690289 RESULT

• Sapru S, Price SM, Hark LA, Rhodes LA, Newman-Casey PA. Recruiting Populations at Higher Risk for Glaucoma and Other Eye Diseases Experiencing Eye Health Disparities. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2024 Jun;31(3):220-228. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2023.2232038. Epub 2023 Jul 5.

  PMID: 37408319 RESULT

• Hark LA, Wang Y, Gorroochurn P, Simon PR, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Diamond DF, Horowitz JD, Park L, Wang Q, Auran JD, Carrion J, Friedman DS, Liebmann JL, Cioffi GA, Harizman N. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): a nested cross-sectional assessment of falls risk within a cluster randomised trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 Nov 22;108(12):1761-1768. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-323052.

  PMID: 38609163 RESULT

• Hark LA, Gorroochurn P, Tang H, Torres DR, Blackburn B, Maruri SC, Diamond DF, Harizman N, Wang Q, Wang Y, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA, Horowitz JD, Park L. Improvement in vision-related quality-of-life using the NEI-VFQ-9 over 1-year in the Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT). Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2025 Jul;263(7):2069-2079. doi: 10.1007/s00417-024-06727-z. Epub 2025 Jan 15.

  PMID: 39812799 RESULT

• Wang Q, Valenzuela IA, Harizman N, Gorroochurn P, Torres DR, Maruri SC, Diamond DF, Horowitz JD, Friedman DS, De Moraes CG, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM, Hark LA. Glaucoma Screening and Referral Risk Factors in a High-Risk Population: Follow-Up Study of the Manhattan Vision Screening Study. J Glaucoma. 2025 Mar 1;34(3):164-174. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002521. Epub 2024 Nov 26.

  PMID: 39792808 RESULT

• Diamond DF, Kresch YS, Gorroochurn P, Park L, Horowitz JD, Wang Q, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Harizman N, Carrion J, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA, Hark LA. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-up Study (NYC-SIGHT): Vision and refractive error results. Clin Exp Optom. 2025 Mar;108(2):183-190. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2024.2322523. Epub 2024 Mar 7.

  PMID: 38452798 RESULT

• Hark LA, Gorroochurn P, Pizzi LT, Jutkowitz E, Goulak AM, Maruri SC, Harizman N, Horowitz JD, Park L, Wang Q, Diamond DF, Valenzuela IA, Torres DR, Wang Y, Sharma T, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA. Patient Navigators Improve In-Office Eye Exam Adherence After Community Eye Screenings in a Randomized Clinical Trial: NYC-SIGHT Study. Am J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jun;274:54-66. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2025.02.030. Epub 2025 Feb 26.

  PMID: 40015588 RESULT

• Diamond DF, Hirji S, Xing SX, Gorroochurn P, Horowitz JD, Wang Q, Park L, Harizman N, Maruri SC, Henriquez DR, Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA, Hark LA. Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT): optometric exam improves access and utilization of eye care services. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2024 May;262(5):1619-1631. doi: 10.1007/s00417-023-06344-2. Epub 2024 Jan 8.

  PMID: 38189973 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma; Vision Disorders; Blindness; Cataract; Diabetic Retinopathy; Eye Diseases

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Ocular Hypertension; Sensation Disorders; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Lens Diseases; Retinal Diseases; Diabetic Angiopathies; Vascular Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Diabetes Complications; Diabetes Mellitus; Endocrine System Diseases

Study Officials

• Lisa A. Hark, PhD, RD

  Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SCREENING
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Ophthalmic Sciences

Model Details: 2:1 randomization by housing development

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 13, 2020
• First Posted: February 17, 2020
• Study Start: September 30, 2019
• Primary Completion: September 29, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): September 29, 2026
• Last Updated: October 15, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)