The Predictive Factors of Vision Recovery in Patients With Pituitary Tumor

Fudan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pituitary Adenomas

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01377701

KY2010-259

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pituitary adenomas can cause compression of optic nerves and chiasm, which will lead to damage of vision. This study aims to evaluate the predictive factors for recovery of vision in patients with pituitary adenomas following trans-sphenoidal surgery.

Enrollment: 150 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• >18 years old
• patients with pituitary adenomas, loss of visual field
• patients receive trans-sphenoidal surgery

Exclusion criteria

• visual damage caused by other diseases