Nd:YAG Laser Hyaloidotomy for Premacular Hemorrhage in Diabetic Eyes

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

• Registration Number: NCT04285151
• Lead Sponsor: Tanta University

Brief Summary

Premacular Subhyaloid hemorrhage is a sudden profound loss of vision in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Pars plana vitrectomy is the treatment of choice for premacular hemorrhage in eyes with proliferative changes. Nd:YAG laser hyaloidotomy has been used to evacuate the premacular hemorrhage

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-01
• Study Completion: 2020-01
• Status Verified: 2020-02
• Study First Submitted: 2020-02-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-02-23
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-02-23
• Study First Posted: 2020-02-26
• Last Update Posted: 2020-02-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

• Eyes with premacular subhyaloid hemorrhage of more than 3 disc diameters, involving the fovea.
• Eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Exclusion Criteria

• Dense media opacity (corneal/cataract)
• Patients with bleeding tendency or on anti-coagulant drugs

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual acuity improvement	1 week	Testing VA after YAG laser