Retinal OCT and (mfERG) Related to Age, Sex, and the Use of Anti-inflammatory Medications
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2010-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Retinal optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an established technology which enables a
detailed cross-sectional visualization of the retinal micro-anatomy, and an objective
measurement of its thickness in-vivo. Multifocal electroretinogram (MfERG) measures function
of the central retina. Both technologies are relatively new and they provide complimentary to
each other information on retinal anatomy and function.
The aims of this study is to establish normal ranges for OCT and mfERG measurements related
to age, gender and reproductive factors such as parity and the use of contraception in
Norwegians; to assess the presumably healthy central retina with the use of anti-inflammatory
medication with relation to age and sex ; to study the frequency and extent of retinal
thickening and change in retinal function in patients with anterior uveitis not complicated
with macular edema; to assess whether the presence of the HLA-B27 haplotype or uveitis
recidive affects macular thickening/function in uveitis.