Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Laser Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy on the Optic Disc Topography
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Conditions:
Diabetic Retinopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
This study analyzed diabetic patients without evidence of glaucoma who underwent panretinal photocoagulation to determine the effect on optic disc topographic parameters in non-glaucomatous patients w...
Detailed Description
Glaucoma and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) are two very prevalent diseases that often coexist. Previous literature suggest that panretinal photocoagulation may somehow lead to optic disk cu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- diagnosis of PDR (due to type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus)
- intraocular pressure \< 18 mmHg
- nonglaucomatous optic disc characteristics at fundus examination
- vertical cup-to-disc (C/D) ratio \<0.7
- absence of media opacities
Exclusion
- previous diagnosis of glaucoma
- family history of glaucoma
- neuroophthalmic disease
- uveitis
- retinal artery or vein occlusion
- optic disc neovascularization
- diabetic macular edema (DME)
- corneal opacity
- previous laser photocoagulation treatment
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03476967
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
January 1 2017
Last Update
March 26 2018
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