"Cataract Surgery in Eyes With Epiretinal Membrane"

The purpose of the study is to evaluate retinal thickness change and the occurrence of central structural retinal changes after uneventful small-incision cataract surgery in eyes with asymptomatic early stages of epiretinal membrane.

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Key information

Conditions

Epiretinal Membrane Cataract Eye Diseases Irvine-Gass Syndrome Lens Diseases Macular Degeneration Macular Edema Pseudophakic Cystoid Macular Edema Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases

Age range

18 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is nowadays used in daily clinical practice and has become a helpful tool for detection of macular changes also in presence of opacification of the lens before cataract surgery. Using recent high-resolution OCT technology, early stages of epiretinal membranes can easily be detected and analysed. Since cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed operations worldwide, this study was aimed to investigate the influence of uncomplicated cataract surgery on central retinal thickness and the incidence of structural and morphological macular changes after surgery in eyes with asymptomatic epiretinal membrane.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

visually compromising cataract and asymptomatic early stages of epiretinal membrane with no structural changes such as cysts or photoreceptor distribution in optical coherence tomography.

Exclusion criteria

visual impairment or metamorphopsia due to epiretinal membrane
history of branch retinal vein occlusion
central retinal vein occlusion
wet or dry macular degeneration
diabetic retinopathy
uveitis or other inflammatory eye disease.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

central macular thickness

Time frame: Change from Baseline central macular thickness at 3 months

Central 1-millimeter and 3-milimeter retinal thickness

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

St John of God Hospital, Vienna

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Registry information

Official study title

"Retinal Thickness Change Following Cataract Surgery in Eyes With Epiretinal Membrane"

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Jan 19, 2018
Registry last updated: Jan 19, 2018

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