Morphological and Functional Evaluation of Irvine-Gass Syndrome

Purpose: To evaluate morphological and functional characteristics of Irvine Gass syndrome

Methods: 30 patients suffering on Cystoid macular edema (CME) secondary to Cataract surgery will be observed and evaluated by fluorescein-angiography, SD-OCT, reading performance, contrast sensitivity and microperimetry in a fixed time schedule

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Key information

Conditions

Irvine Gass Syndrome Eye Diseases Macular Degeneration Macular Edema Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases

Age range

18 year–100 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Ophthalmology Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, State of Vienna, 1190, Austria

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

> 18 years
St.p Cataract surgery
able to read
informed consent
with fluorescein angiography and SD-OCT diagnosed Irvine Gass syndrome

Exclusion criteria

< 18 years
CME of other origin
diabetic macular edema

Treatment and study plan

if needed (decided individually) either Acular eye drops, Ultracortenol eye drop or intravitreal triamcinolone injection

Behavioral

if prescribed: Ultracortenol/ Acular eye drops 3-4 times a day, if prescribed: singular intravitreal triamcinolone injection

Primary outcomes

Reduction of central retinal thickness

Time frame: 3 months

Secondary outcomes

Increase of Best corrected visual acuity

Time frame: 3 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2011
Primary completion: 2014
First posted: Jan 5, 2012
Registry last updated: Sep 24, 2015

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