Morphological and Functional Evaluation of Irvine-Gass Syndrome

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Completed

Conditions: Irvine Gass Syndrome

Treatments: Behavioral: if needed (decided individually) either Acular eye drops, Ultracortenol eye drop or intravitreal triamcinolone injection

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01504074

071/2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose: To evaluate morphological and functional characteristics of Irvine Gass syndrome

Methods: 30 patients suffering on Cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to Cataract surgery will be observed and evaluated by fluorescein-angiography, SD-OCT, reading performance, contrast sensitivity and microperimetry in a fixed time schedule

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• > 18 years
• St.p Cataract surgery
• able to read
• informed consent
• with fluorescein angiography and SD-OCT diagnosed Irvine Gass syndrome

Exclusion criteria

• < 18 years
• CME of other origin
• diabetic macular edema

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

Patients suffering on CME secondary to cataract surgery

Treatment:

Behavioral: if needed (decided individually) either Acular eye drops, Ultracortenol eye drop or intravitreal triamcinolone injection