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Influence of posterior vitreous detachment on retinal detachment after lens surgery in myopic eyes

Recruiting
Conditions
retinal detachment
10047060
10015957
Registration Number
NL-OMON49814
Lead Sponsor
Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery (VIROS), A Karl Landsteiner Institute, Department of Ophthalmology, Hanusch Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

- Minimum 21 years of age
- Patients scheduled for lens surgery with an axial eye length of 25.0 mm or
more
- Availability, willingness, sufficient cognitive awareness to comply with
examination procedures
- Ability to sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

- Patients with combined surgery (e.g. combined phacoemulsification and
vitrectomy or trabeculectomy or DSAEK)
- Patients with previous intraocular surgery (except any kind of laser surgery
e.g. retinopexy, refractive laser surgery)
- Patients with recurrent severe anterior or posterior segment inflammation or
uveitis of unknown aetiology, or any disease producing an inflammatory reaction
in the eye
- Any ophthalmological pathology with the potential to compromise the
measurements (e.g. mature/very dense cataract, fixation difficulties)
- Penetrating ocular trauma
- Previous history of retinal detachment
- Patient is pregnant**, plans to become pregnant, is lactating or has another
condition associated with the fluctuation of hormones that could lead to
refractive changes
- Patients participating in another study

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The difference in occurrence of retinal detachment in patients with<br /><br>pre-operative posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) versus no/partial PVD within<br /><br>three years after lens surgery.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The difference in occurrence of retinal detachment in patients with<br /><br>pre-operative posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) versus no/partial PVD within<br /><br>five years after lens surgery.</p><br>
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