Status:
UNKNOWN
Corneal Endothelial Cell Loss After Pneumatic Retinopexy for the Repair of Primary Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Lead Sponsor:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Conditions:
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There are multiple ways to treat retinal detachment, the aim of this study is to compare the amount of corneal endothelial cell loss after pneumatic retinopexy in comparison to vitrectomy.
Detailed Description
Retinal detachment is a separation of the neurosensory retina from the retinal pigment epithelium. The most common form is rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, which occurs as the result of a full-thick...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age more than 18 years old.
- Patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment undergoing pneumatic retinopexy and pars plana vitrectomy.
- Patients on which specular microscopy and IOLMaster® can be performed without delaying their treatment (availability of a qualified operator).
- Decision makers able to give informed consent.
Exclusion
- Unable to attend follow-up visits.
- History of previous intraocular surgery in surgical eye, except cataract extraction by phacoemulsification.
- Aphakia in surgical eye.
- Presence of an anterior chamber intraocular lens in surgical eye.
- Need for cryotherapy to treat the retinal break.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02185469
Start Date
July 1 2014
End Date
July 1 2015
Last Update
July 9 2014
Active Locations (1)
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5