Status:
COMPLETED
Characters of Epiretinal Membranes in Patients With Previous Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment
Lead Sponsor:
Tanta University
Conditions:
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment of Both Eyes (Diagnosis)
Eligibility:
All Genders
42-64 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
31 patients were included in the study,15 cases with ERM in silicone filled eyes and 16 eyes with idiopathic ERM
Detailed Description
This is a prospective study that included 31 patients and was performed in Tanta University Eye Hospital in cooperation with the Pathology Department, Tanta University, between January 2018 and June 2...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Fifteen cases had pars plana vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment nine months earlier with ERM detected by OCT one day before silicone oil removal.
- The other 16 cases matched for age and gender with idiopathic ERM and were included as a control. Histopathological features of the ERMs were compared between the two groups.
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Exclusion
- the investigator excluded 1-patients with previous intraocular surgery (except cataract surgery) for the control group.
- 2- Diabetes mellitus/diabetic retinopathy. 3-Coincident retinal pathology as choroidal neovascular membrane and age related macular degeneration.
- 4-previous laser photocoagulation, intravitreal injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide or antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) agents.
- 5- prior intra-ocular inflammation, retinal degenerations.
- 6-Neovascularization or rubeosis and vascular disorders e.g. retinal vein or artery occlusion.
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Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04288440
Start Date
January 1 2019
End Date
August 1 2019
Last Update
February 28 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Tanta University
Tanta, El Gharbia, Egypt, 31111