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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