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Evaluation of safety and efficacy of extraocular LED-illumination during vitreoretinal surgery

Conditions
Amotio retinaeProliferative diabetic retinopathymacular puckervitreous bleeding
Registration Number
DRKS00025483
Lead Sponsor
niversitätsaugenklinik Frankfurt am Main
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
43
Inclusion Criteria

retinal disorders with indication of vitreoretinal surgery
- age > 18 years
- visual acuity minimum light perception
- pseudophakic eyes or cataract until stadium N04NC4C3P3 (LOCS-3)

Exclusion Criteria

- pregnancy and breastfeeding
- perforating trauma
- glaucoma and hypotonic syndrom
- clinically relevant lens subluxation
- visual impairment due to age-related macula degeneration or vitelliformous maculopathies
- acute infections

Study & Design

Study Type
observational
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visualisation of peripheral retina of more than 50%
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
• visualisation of potential retinal breaks with extraocular LED-illumination, time of surgery in total, need and intensity of additional intraocular illumination<br>• exclusion of phototoxic damage to retinal tissue, especially the retinal pigment epithelium<br>• central retinal constistution pre- and postoperatively and constitution of vitreous body preoperatively<br>• developement of visual acuity<br>• contrast sensitivity and qualitiy of vision<br>• influence of retinal pigmentation on transscleral illumination - number of early re-detachement and signs of proliferative vitreoretinopathy<br>• influence of bulbus length on transillumination <br>• exclusion of thermal damage to the sclera and conjunctiva (necrosis)<br>• postoperative hypotony
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