Trypan Blue Versus Brillant Blue for Epiretinal Membranes

Membranepeeling With Trypan Blue Versus Membranpeeling With Brillant Blue for Patients With Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00757380

Enrollment

Registered

2008-09-23

Start date

2008-07-31

Completion date

2015-08-31

Last updated

2016-01-26

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Conditions

Idiopathic Epiretinal Membranes

Keywords

epiretinal membranes, vitreoretinal dyes, membranepeeling

Brief summary

Membraneppeling alone versus Membranepeeling with Membrane Limitans Interna Pelling using two different Dyes for Epiretinal Membrane Surgery.

Interventions

PROCEDURETrypan Blue

Membranepeeling with TB

PROCEDUREBrillant Blue

Membranepeeling and membrana limitans interna peeling with BB

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Idiopathic eperetinal membranes * Phakic or pseudophakic eyes * Age over 60 years

Exclusion criteria

* Secondary epiretinal membranes * Severe ocular pathologies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual acuity	3 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Microperimetry optical coherence tomographie questionnaire (metamorphopsien)	3 months

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026