Assessment of Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer by Optical Coherence Tomography in Uveitis Patients With Papilloedema

Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer in Uveitic Secondary Glaucoma

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01170481

Enrollment

Registered

2010-07-27

Start date

2009-07-31

Completion date

2011-04-30

Last updated

2015-11-18

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Conditions

Glaucoma, Uveitis

Keywords

anterior and intermediate uveitis, papilloedema

Brief summary

Assessment of optic disc morphology can be difficult in patients with uveitis and papilloedema. Therefore different optical coherence tomography (OCT) and laser scanning techniques may help to detect damage to the retinal nerve fibre layer.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 100 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* anterior or intermediate uveitis * papilloedema * glaucoma

Exclusion criteria

* dense cataract * dense vitreous opacification * circular posterior synechiae

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Alterations of retinal nerve fibre layer by optical coherence tomography	once at study entry	Baseline comparision of retinal nerve fibre layer thickness in patients with uveitis and with or without papilloedema at study entry. No follow-up examination scheduled

Countries

Germany

Outcome results