proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Vessel newgrowth in retina in diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Academisch Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy who need a vitrectomy. Controlgroup: Patients (without diabetes mellitus) with a macular hole, a macular pucker or vitreous floaters who need a vitrectomy
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: No informed consent Age >18 years Legal incapacity In the control group: No informed consent Age >18 years Legal incapacity Diabetes mellitus
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary study parameter is presence of to-be-detremined proteins in the vitreous of patients with PDR compared with healthy persons. Furthermore, using microarray analysis, RNA transcripts will be determined that are increased in patients with PDR compared to non-diabetic patients. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed