Exudative Age Related Macular Degeneration
Conditions
Keywords
retinal thickness, threshold algorithm, optical coherence tomography
Brief summary
Retinal thickness measurement is one of the most important examinations in the follow up of exudative age-related macular degeneration. Prior studies have shown that there are a series of algorithm line failures in OCT examinations. This study is conducted to compare the quality of the examinations of to different spectral domain OCT machines concerning the positioning of algorithm lines. Furthermore the reproducibility of the examinations id tested, both machines provide different techniques to guarantee that in repeated examinations the same location is examined.
Interventions
DEVICECirrus-Spectralis
512x128 cúbe program of Cirrus OCT first retinal volume 121 line of Spectralis OCT thereafter
DEVICESpectralis-Cirrus
retinal volume program 121 lines Spectralis OCT first 512x128 program Cirrus OCT thereafter
Sponsors
The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
50 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Exudative age related macular degeneration
Exclusion criteria
* Macular pathologies other than age related macular degeneration (diabetic maculopathy, macular pucker, macular hole, * Visualization of the macula not possible (dens cataract, vitreous haemorrhage) * Not consented patients
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of examinations with correctly set threshold algorithm lines | 1 day |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Differences of mean retinal thickness in the central region | 1 day |
| Differences of retinal volume | 1 day |
| Distance acuity | 1 day |
| Age | 1 day |
| Classification of the lesion | 1 day |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed