Study of usefulness of a new advanced diagnostic test to find out the causative organism in eye infection after surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Endophthalmitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2011/04/001685
- Lead Sponsor
- Aravind Eye Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 50
Inclusion Criteria
?Acute endophthalmitis presenting within 1 month of intraocular surgery
?Chronic endophthalmitis occurring between 1 month-6 months of intraocular surgery
Exclusion Criteria
?Previous treatment (excluding systemic)
?Vision PL or worse
?Corneal pathology/ other pathology affecting visualization or causing diminution of vision
?H/o trauma
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Diagnostic efficiency of DNA macrochip and routine microbiology <br/ ><br>2.Correlation between DNA macrochip and routine microbiology <br/ ><br>3.Number of interventions in each group <br/ ><br>4.Duration of hospital stay <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Visual results, <br/ ><br>2.Anatomical Success <br/ ><br>3.Clinical correlation <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 3 months