Comparison of Small-gauge Vitrectomy and Conventional Vitrectomy for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Kyorin University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Treatments: Procedure: Vitrectomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01758757

Kyorineye010

Vitrectomy for PDR

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgical outcome of vitreous surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) with conventional 20, 23, and 25-gauge vitrectomy were compared.

Full description

The 424 eyes of 347 patients of PDR who underwent vitreous surgery for persistent vitreous hemorrhage or progressive proliferative membrane were evaluated.

Enrollment: 347 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• The patients of proliferative diabetic retinopathy who underwent vitreous surgery and followed at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

• The patients of proliferative diabetic retinopathy who underwent vitreous surgery but did not follow more than 6 months.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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347 participants in 1 patient group

Proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Vitrectomy