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Efficacy of Higher Cutting Rate in Microincision Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Completed
Conditions
Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Interventions
Procedure: Vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Registration Number
NCT02464800
Lead Sponsor
Kyorin University
Brief Summary

The medical records of 393 eyes of 326 patients with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy were reviewed. Higher cutting rate instruments (5000 cut per minute) were used in 174 eyes and conventional instruments in 219 eyes (2500 cut per minute). The visual outcome and incidences of intraoperative and postoperative complications were compared.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
326
Inclusion Criteria
  • The inclusion criteria were patients who had persistent vitreous hemorrhage, fibrovascular proliferation affecting the macula, or tractional RD and who had a follow-up for more than 6 months.
Exclusion Criteria
  • The eyes with follow-up less than 6 months

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Higher cutting rate groupVitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathyVitrectomy with higher cutting rate instruments (5000 cut per minute) were performed in 174 eyes for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Conventional cutting rate groupVitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathyVitrectomy with conventional instruments (2500 cut per minute) were performed in 219 eyes for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Visual acuity6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Retinal reattachment6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Makoto Inoue

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Mitaka, Tokyo, Japan

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