whether adhesion between gel inside the eye and retina a risk factor for progression of age related degeneration.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/09/005022
- Lead Sponsor
- ethradhama Superspeciality Eye Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
•All patients above 55years with sufficient visualization of retina for FA and OCT examination are included
Exclusion Criteria
•Diabetic Retinopathy
•Macular Pucker
•Inflammatory Diseases
•Macular Holes
•Myopia Of More Than 2 Diopters
•SynchisisScintillans, Even When Combined With AMD.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method â?¢Main outcome measures were the number of eyes with complete posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) by ultrasound and the number of eyes with central vitreomacular adhesion by OCT.Timepoint: 1 year
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the state of the posterior vitreous in exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with, eyes with nonexudative AMD and controls. <br/ ><br>Inducing PVD may provide prophylactic benefit against exudative AMD. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 1 year