Epiretinal Membrane
Conditions
Brief summary
Patients with intraretinal cystoid changes before scheduled membrane peeling for epiretinal membranes are included. Patients are randomized for balanced salt solution (BSS) or air-tamponade.
Detailed description
Patients with intraretinal cystoid changes before scheduled membrane peeling for epiretinal membranes are included. 23G-pars plana vitrectomy with membrane peeling is performed in all patients. Before surgery patients are randomized for BSS or air-tamponade. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is performed 5 days after and 3 months after surgery, visual acuity is measured 3 months after surgery.
Interventions
PROCEDUREair arm
epiretinal membranes are excised during membrane peeling and air-tamponade is left in the eye
PROCEDUREBSS arm
epiretinal membranes are excised during membrane Peeling and BSS is left in the eye
Sponsors
Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* epiretinal membranes and intraretinal cystoid changes
Exclusion criteria
* macular edema due to other reason than epiretinal membrane * hereditary ocular disease * pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| resorption of intraretinal cystoid changes after surgery | 3 months | occurrence of intraretinal cystoid changes will be diagnosed by OCT |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed