An interventional study of airtamponade and saline in Epiretinal Membrane, sponsored by Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery. Completed at 1 site in Austria. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-05.
Sponsored by Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
Among 10 studies in Epiretinal Membrane by Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery — 1 open to participants now, 2 under way, none of them phase 3. Epiretinal Membrane · Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery.
Among the 10 studies in Epiretinal Membrane by Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, this one is one of 2 that started in 2015, is one of 8 with no phase, and was the 2nd registered.
130 studies on the registry are indexed under Epiretinal Membrane; 18 are open to participants now.
Browse Epiretinal Membrane studies →1 of the 10 studies in Epiretinal Membrane by Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery is open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:
Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery · Sites in Austria
Ages 18–105
By country, each count listing its studies:
Of the 11 Epiretinal Membrane studies recruiting now, 9 (82%) set no upper age limit and none (0%) stop at 75 or younger; 2 take children under 18; 2 take healthy volunteers.
This study: 21 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.
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10 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.
First in 2015; this study’s year is marked. 2 started in 2015.
This study's enrollment of 42 is below the median of 51 across 79 interventional studies indexed under Epiretinal Membrane.
Median enrollment 46 across the 8 interventional studies, 106 across the 2 observational. Of the 7 that completed or were terminated, 0 (0%) have results posted.
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Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery is the lead sponsor of 65 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.
None of the studies under way reaches primary completion within a year.
Among the 10 studies in Epiretinal Membrane by Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery, from their registry updates:
Nothing recorded among them since 2026-09-25.
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Vitrectomy with membrane peeling has developed to be the gold-standard in treatment of epiretinal membranes. Due to the possibility of vitrectomy induced cataract, in many ophthalmic surgical centers it has become usual to indicate combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy in case of existing cataract.
Epiretinal membranes (ERM) and pseudomaculaforamen are disorders involving the posterior pole of the eyeball with consecutive vision loss. ERM can be well visualized with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Different study groups showed that even intraoperative use of SD-OCT is possible.
The aim of the study is to document tilt of the intraocular lens in combined phacoemulsification and vitrectomy by photography of purkinjereflexes. During vitrectomy tamonade with air or saline are regarded as equal in substituting the removed vitreous. In case of airtamponade, air will be resolved within several days. As airtamponade induces more anterior movement of the implanted intraocular lens in the superior parts of the lens, tilt can result. Saline doesn´t have any influence on the intraocular lens.
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airtamponade
Procedure: airtamponade
saline
Procedure: saline
airtamponade is applicated in the study group air
saline is left in the study Group saline
postoperative tilt of the IOL is measured with purkinjemetry
airtamponade has the potential to leave postoperative tilt of the IOL
Time frame: 3 months
Plan to share: Undecided
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The record gives a start of Dec 2015, a primary completion of May 2017 and a completion of Aug 2017. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.
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