Active clinical trials for "Macular Degeneration"

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD), is a debilitating eye disease that causes a loss of central vision. The prevalence of AMD increases exponentially with age and causes a significant impact through both medical expenses and the social and economic costs associated with vision loss. AMD is the global leading cause of blindness among people over the age of 60. Detection of this eye disease at early stages coupled with prompt treatment can prevent vision loss; however, modern diagnosis methods are ineffective at diagnosis of AMD before vision loss occurs. While a range of available treatment options has been effective at slowing vision loss due to AMD, no treatment exists which can recover lost vision. The investigators propose to apply tools developed in quantum information science to diagnose AMD before vision has been affected, drastically improving health outcomes for patients with AMD.

The purpose of this open-label, multicenter study is to determine the long-term safety, pharmacokinetics and effects of ALK-001 (C20-D3-retinyl acetate) on the progression of Stargardt disease. This study is an extension of NCT02402660 and enrolls participants who are at least 8 years old. Enrollment is by invitation only. Funding Source - FDA OOPD

This is a prospective study. Data from patients diagnosed with nAMD who have never received related treatment were collected. Treatment was an intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg conbercept using modified "T&E" treatment plans. After three months of monthly intravitreal injections, the patients were randomly divided into two groups, and the degree of adjustment of the injection interval was divided into two weeks and four weeks. Unlike the ALTAIR study, we cancel the maintenance criteria of classical T&E regimens. The best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central retinal thickness (CRT), last injection interval, and the number of injections were recorded at 3, 6, 12, and 24 months to evaluate treatment efficacy.

Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions worldwide. The microscope light-induced retinal toxicity after cataract surgery has been described in several reports even in short procedures; however, this potential toxicity has not been evaluated by objective criteria. Indeed, this retinal phototoxicity would be increased for patients with mild macular diseases such as early stages of AMD (Aged Macular Degeneration) (ie: drusen) which are frequently associated in elderly patients with cataract. The aim of the study will be to assess the potential functional macular effects by focal and multifocal ERG after cataract surgery with NGenuity by comparison to Standard Operating Microscope (SOM). This study would particularly address eyes at risk for macular toxicity like patients with early or intermediate AMD

Rationale: To track performance of intravitreal distribution of anti-VEGF-A (Bevazicumab-800CW) and provide information about neovascularization and inflammation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), thereby predicting progression and optimizing treatment Objective: To determine the safety and feasibility of fluorescence imaging of the eye with the fluorescent tracer bevacizumab-800CW for identification AMD with scanning laser angiography Study design: A non-randomized, non-blinded, prospective, single-center feasibility study. Study population: Patients group: patients with naïve wet AMD and wet AMD aged >60 years old with current treatment of anti-VEGF intravitreal. Control group: patients with naïve wet AMD and wet AMD aged >60 years old with current treatment of anti-VEGF intravitreal Intervention (if applicable): Intravenous injection of bevacizumab-800CW in the patient group and vedolizumab-800CW in the control group. Main study parameters/endpoints: Safety and feasibility of the intravenous tracer bevacizumab-800CW in patients with naïve wet AMD and wet AMD by observing the uptake in retinal, choroid and neovascular tissue. Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: No risk described in other (running) studies on intravenous injection with bevacizumab-800 CW. Patients need to come back 48-96 hours after injection and the eye measurements take about half an hour longer. There is no benefit with participation.

This is a prospective, observational study designed to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of RGX-314. Eligible participants are those who were previously enrolled in a clinical study in which they received a single subretinal administration of RGX-314 in their study eye. Enrollment of each participant in the current study should occur after the participant has completed either the end of study or early termination visit in the previous (parent) clinical study. Participants will be followed for up to 5 years post-RGX-314 administration (inclusive of the parent study). After enrollment and a 6-month follow-up visit, participants will attend at least annual study visits through the end of the 5-year post-RGX-314 administration follow-up period. Additionally, an interventional fellow eye treatment substudy will evaluate the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of subretinal RGX-314 administration in the fellow eye of participants having bilateral disease who previously received a subretinal injection of RGX-314 in their study eye. Participants who qualify for the substudy will receive subretinal administration of RGX-314 in their fellow eye and complete 13 study visits in a 54-week period. Following completion of the substudy participants will continue in the observational portion of the study for up to 5 years post RGX-314 administration in their fellow eye.

The vast majority of blindness is avoidable. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of cases of visual impairment could be prevented or reversed with early diagnosis and treatment. The leading causes of visual impairment are cataract and refractive error, followed by glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR). Loss of vision from these conditions is not inevitable; however, identifying at-risk cases and linking cases with appropriate care remain significant challenges. To address the global burden of avoidable blindness, eye care systems must determine optimal strategies for identifying people with or at risk for visual impairment beyond opportunistic screening. Outreach programs can prevent blindness both by screening for asymptomatic disease like age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic retinopathy (DR), and glaucoma and case detection of symptomatic disease like cataract and refractive error. Eye care systems have developed numerous community-based approaches to these identification methods, including screening using telemedicine and case detection via cataract camps or community health worker models, but no studies have been conducted on the comparative effectiveness or cost effectiveness of these various approaches. Technology promises to greatly improve access to sophisticated eye care. AMD, DR, and glaucoma can result in irreversible vision loss, and early diagnosis and effective treatment can prevent progression.Thus, community screening programs may prevent progression and improve the vision of a population.However, mass screening for eye disease is currently not recommended. Although self-evident that early detection can prevent blindness for an individual, no randomized controlled trial has been able to demonstrate that screening improves visual acuity at the community level. However, recent technological advances promise to dramatically change the equation by allowing non-medical personnel to use mobile,easy-to-use retinal imaging devices to diagnose screenable eye diseases such as AMD, DR, and glaucoma. Mobile technology could also transform the way clinics communicate with their patients, improving linkage to and retention in care. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is an ideal test for community-based screening. OCT can be performed through an undilated pupil and is less subject to optical aberrations due to cataract than is fundus photography. OCT machines have pre-installed algorithms to screen for glaucoma, and major anatomical abnormalities can easily be detected even by novice technicians. The infrared image allows detection of referable diabetic retinopathy, and newer OCT angiography machines offer even more discrimination of early diabetic retinopathy. OCT machines are ever more portable, and could be feasibly used in community-based screening programs. The investigators propose a large cluster-randomized trial in Nepal to compare two community-based blindness prevention programs: (1) a state-of-the-art screening program employing OCT and intraocular pressure testing to screen for glaucoma, DR, and AMD followed by enhanced linkage-to-care to the local eye hospital, and (2) a screening program involving only visual acuity assessment. An initial door-to-door census will assess baseline visual acuity in both study arms. The investigators will compare visual acuity between the two arms through a second door-to-door census 4 years later (primary outcome). The investigators maximize their chances of finding an effect by conducting the study in Nepal, where the burden of undiagnosed eye diseases is high. If successful in Nepal, future studies could assess the generalizability of such a program to other settings, such as rural communities in the industrialized world.

Patients who completed Study ISEE2008 (GATHER2) and consent to participate will be administered monthly avacincaptad pegol 2 mg.

Treatment of age-related macular degeneration using retinal stem and progenitor cells

The currently widely established and preferred protocol for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration includes a loading phase of three monthly injections without interim adaptation or treatment according to disease activity, thereafter following a T&E strategy with treatment adaptation in increments of 2-4 weeks according to disease activity. Based on pharmacological considerations regarding the vitreal half-life of the drugs, the aim of this prospective explorative study is to test whether an early extension of treatment intervals without a loading phase is an option without compromising functional outcomes. Based on a superiority of Afl compared to Ran with regard to achieving a dry retina after one year and based on studies, but in the absence of real-life experience with Bro, it seems of interest to test how far Afl and Bro are comparable in terms of their potential to extend the treatment intervals over 12 months, the time to dryness of the retina, and number of injections. Also, it is of high clinical relevance to demonstrate efficacy with longer initial treatment intervals compared to the current possibly over-treating loading-phase with three four-weekly injections.