Active clinical trials for "Diabetic Retinopathy"

The primary objective of the study is to assess the efficacy of intravitreal (IVT) aflibercept compared to sham treatment in the improvement of moderately severe to severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR). The secondary objectives of the study are: To characterize the safety of IVT aflibercept in patients with moderately severe to severe NPDR To determine if IVT aflibercept will prevent the worsening of diabetic retinopathy and reduce the incidence of DME To determine the anatomic effects of IVT aflibercept in patients with moderately severe to severe NPDR

This study is a multi-armed protocol designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two different combinations of nutritional supplements (study drug) (Glauco-Health and Glauco-Select) chosen for their potential to protect retinal ganglion cells against oxidative stress, low-grade inflammation, and mitochondrial dysfunction in patients with open-angle glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy. Oxidative stress and retinal cellular dysfunction will be measured using a Retinal Metabolic Analyzer (RMA) in this randomized, single center, double masked study. Patients with glaucoma will be divided into three treatment arms randomized to receive either Glauco-Health, Glauco-Select, or placebo.

It has been hypothesized that thermal damage of laser pan-retinal photocoagulation may affect macular pigment as well as inner layer cells in the retina, so it was aimed to investigate possible effect of conventional laser pan-retinal photocoagulation on macular pigment optical density in diabetic retinopathy patients without macular edema and pathology in this study.

The RECOVERY trial will assess the safety and tolerability of 2 mg intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI) given monthly (Q4WK) or every 12 weeks (Q12WK) for the treatment of retinal capillary non-perfusion (RNP) associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Assess the safety and tolerability of IAI for the treatment of proliferative diabetic retinopathy by evaluating the incidence and severity of ocular and systemic adverse events through week 52 Change in area of retinal capillary non-perfusion, as assessed by central reading center, from baseline through week 52

Vitreoretinal surgery has evolved to less invasive procedures, and it is used to treat a wide range of diseases. So anesthesia for vitreoretinal procedures has evolved, promoting adequate analgesia while reducing risks to the patient. In the present study two types of procedures for anesthesia during vitreoretinal surgery are evaluated regarding the pain referred by the patient during the whole procedure: peribulbar anesthesia versus sub-tenon injection plus topical jelly anesthesia. Through the comparative analysis of the pain scale of the two groups it is expected that the two modalities present the same anesthetic efficacy, showing that the methods used may be equivalent.

Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy is currently the mainstay of treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME). One of the main obstacles of anti-VEGF therapy is the need of repeated injections, which carries both economic and compliance problems to the patients.there is a growing evidence that recognises the effectiveness of the use of micropulse laser (MPL) in treatment of DME. with MPL, it is possible to deliver a subthreshold laser that is above the threshold of biochemical effect but below the threshold of a visible, destructive lesion thereby preventing collateral damage.The MPL technique is available at near - infrared 810 nm diode laser (diode MPL) and at 577 nm (yellow MPL). The current study was conducted in order to compare the efficacy of both MPL techniques in the treatment of center involving DME.

The purpose of this clinical study is to evaluate the long term safety and efficacy of cooling anesthesia application to the eye as anesthesia for intravitreal injection using a novel cooling anesthesia device.

This study is conducted to evaluate the safety of intravitreal THR-317 administered in combination with ranibizumab, and to assess the efficacy of the combination treatment in improving best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and reducing central subfield thickness (CST), in subjects with central-involved diabetic macular oedema (CI-DME).

This study evaluates the effect of melatonin 4 mg on circadian rhythm and visual function of patients with diabetes mellitus. Half of the patients will receive melatonin (arm-1) and the other half will receive placebo (arm-2), both groups in 3 weeks. After a week of washout, the patients will cross over to the other treatment arm.

The PRIME trial will assess the safety of 2 mg intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI) to achieve and maintain DRSS improvements (2 or more steps) in patients with a baseline DRSS level of 47A to 71A inclusive through 104 weeks as determined by reading center determined DRSS gradings on OPTOS fundus photos and leakage index on OPTOS WF-FA.