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Intraretinal Cystoid Changes After Vitrectomy With Membrane Peeling

Completed
Conditions
Macular Edema, Cystoid
Interventions
Device: optical coherence tomography (OCT)
Registration Number
NCT04472039
Lead Sponsor
Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery
Brief Summary

Aim of the study is to assess the rate of postoperative intraretinal cystoid changes after pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling and peribulbar application of triamcinolone acetonide and to examine possible risk factors for postoperative intraretinal cystoid changes.

Detailed Description

Epiretinal membranes (ERM) are disorders leading to vision loss and metamorphopsia. Vitrectomy with membrane peeling has developed to be the gold-standard in treatment of ERM. Nevertheless, there are about 10% of patients having intraretinal cystoid changes after surgery with potential for disturbance of visual acuity. The aim of the study is to assess the rate of postoperative intraretinal cystoid changes after pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling and peribulbar application of triamcinolone acetonide and to examine possible risk factors for postoperative intraretinal cystoid changes.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • presence of an ERM
  • indication for membrane peeling defined as significant loss of vision and/or metamorphopsia due to the ERM
  • application of periocular triamcinolone acetonide at the end of surgery
  • at least one follow-up examination present in the patient's history
Exclusion Criteria
  • macular edema caused by conditions other than ERM (such as choroidal neovascularization, diabetic macular edema, etc.)

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Studygroupoptical coherence tomography (OCT)Retrospective analysis of OCT, IOP and distance corrected visual acuity from the patients history.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraretinal cystoid changes3 months

presence of intraretinal cystoid changes in OCT is assessed during the time period of 3 months after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
intraocular pressure (IOP)3 months

intraocular pressure is examined during the time period of 3 months after surgery

distance corrected visual acuity3 months

distance corrected visual acuity is measured at baseline and 3 months after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery (VIROS), Hanusch Hospital Vienna

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Vienna, Austria

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