Primary Vitrectomy With Endolaser or Encircling Band for Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Retinology and Biomicroscopic Laser Surgery

Status: Completed

Conditions: Encircling Band; Primary Vitrectomy; Endolaser Treatment; Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment

Treatments: Procedure: Encircling Band; Procedure: Endolaser Photocoagulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00757536

FR-3-CI-2008

Details and patient eligibility

About

Comparing primary PPV with 360° endolaser photocoagulation with primary PPV with an encircling band for patients with RRDs.

Full description

published

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with or without macula-off detachment phakic or pseudophakic eyes
• Multiple breaks, inferior and posterior located breaks or unclear hole formation
• Proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) stage A and B

Exclusion criteria

• Previous retinal detachment surgery
• Giant tears
• PVR stage C
• Age less than 18 years

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Group 1

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Encircling Band

Group 2

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Endolaser Photocoagulation