Overview

Surgical Removal of Idiopathic Epiretinal Membrane With and Without the Assistance of Indocyanine Green.

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
1969-12-31
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
It was the aim of the present study to prospectively compare the functional and morphological outcome of idiopathic epiretinal membrane surgery with and without the assistance of Indocyanine green (ICG). The main outcome measure was improvement of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA). This was treated as an open question and we had no hypothesis which of the two therapies was superior.
Phase:
N/A
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of Regensburg
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients with IEM and cataract or posterior chamber intraocular lens pseudophakia
complaining of loss of visual acuity and metamorphopsia during the past six months.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Other retinal disease, non-idiopathic epiretinal membrane, glaucoma or history of
retinal detachment.