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Posture or Patching (PoP).Accelerated clearing of the media with massive vitreous hemorrhage and suspected retinal tear.

Completed
Conditions
Vitreous hemorrhage.
Registration Number
NL-OMON20869
Lead Sponsor
Oogziekenhuis RotterdamPO Box 700303000 LM Rotterdam
Brief Summary

van Etten PG, van Overdam KA, Reyniers R, Veckeneer M, Faridpooya K, Wubbels RJ, Manning S, La Heij EC, van Meurs JC. STRICT POSTURING WITH OR WITHOUT BILATERAL PATCHING FOR POSTERIOR VITREOUS DETACHMENT-RELATED VITREOUS HEMORRHAGE. Retina. 2020; 40(6): 1169-1175. PubMed PMID: 31136460.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

1. Age ¡Ý 18 years;

2. Informed consent;

Exclusion Criteria

1. Retinal detachment (as demonstrated by ultrasonography);

2. Diabetic retinopathy;

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Visibility of the superior retinal hemisphere at 20 h. (For the purpose of this study, visibility of the superior retina is defined as 4 clock hours or better);<br /><br>2. Number of clock hours that is sufficiently visible;<br /><br>3. Time interval between assuming prescribed posture and ophthalmoscopic examination on the day after presentation;<br /><br>4. Use of anticoagulant drugs.<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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