Overview

The Influence of Silicone Oil on Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness After Pars Plana Vitrectomy

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2011-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The aim of the study is to evaluate the influence of silicone oil on thickness of the retinal nerve fiber layer by using optical coherence tomography (OCT) in patients following pars plana vitrectomy.
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital "Sestre Milosrdnice"
Treatments:
Brimonidine Tartrate
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Exclusion Criteria:

- preexistent glaucoma

- previous retinal surgery

- placement of scleral buckle during surgery

- patients with more than 1/2 of emulsified silicone oil in anterior chamber
postoperatively

- patients who develop silicone oil keratopathy postoperatively

- patients who develop silicone oil cataract which blocks visualization of posterior
segment