Active clinical trials for "Diabetic Retinopathy"

Comparison between retinal measurements, done by the Notal-OCT imaging and a commercial OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography)

The surgical outcomes of 25-gauge vitrectomy for proliferative diabetic retinopathy has been evaluated by preoperative glycemic control and renal function

Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a challenge to ophthalmic practice in communities with poor socioeconomic development. The COVID 19 pandemic has accentuated the challenge. DR is one of the leading causes of vision loss worldwide, estimated to account for 1.25% of moderate to severe visual impairment and 1.07% of blindness. Pan retinal photocoagulation (PRP) remains the gold standard treatment for preventing visual loss in PDR. Scatter photocoagulation is not recommended for eyes with mild or moderate non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) provided careful follow-up can be maintained,. When retinopathy is more severe, scatter photocoagulation should be considered and should not be delayed if the eye has reached the high-risk proliferative stage. As many as 27% of patients with moderate NPDR are estimated to progress to PDR in 1 year; therefore, they should be seen every 4 to 8 months. This ideal, good as it is, is not what ophthalmic practice has to deal with in communities of low-resource settings, where patients often seek medical advice due to visual complaints from the complications of PDR without being diagnosed in the non-proliferative stage or high risk PDR. Screening protocols are not followed, a situation aggravated during the COVID pandemic lockdown.

The relationship between the surgical outcome of vitreous surgery for proliferative diabetic retinopathy and the compliance to ophthalmic follow-up examinations was evaluated.

In patients with confirmed diagnosis of diabetes, an eye examination and a comprehensive survey are conducted after recruitment in secondary diabetes care centers. All patients undergo a comprehensive eye examination including wide-angle fundus photograph and ocular cohaerence tomography. A questionnaire assesses the characteristics (history: diabetes duration, type of treatment), knowledge and personal attitudes of the persons affected. The relevant lab findings were collected from the electronic files. Main focus of the study is the concordance to the national screening recommendations (last eye exam, presence of retinopathy).

The aim of this study is to investigate the conjunctival bacterial flora and antibiotic resistance patterns following serial intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF in diabetic patients, using a povidone-iodine preparation without preinjection or postinjection topical antibiotics.

The administration of short courses of topical antibiotic drops before and/or after intravitreal injections is a common practice, but increasing evidence suggests this may not lower the risk of infectious endophthalmitis and could increase rates of antimicrobial resistance. The purpose of the present study is to determine the antimicrobial resistance profiles in patients who have received numerous (≥ 20) courses of antibiotics for intravitreal injection compared with untreated controls. This study compares 20 control patients without prior intravitreal injection to 20 patients who have undergone ≥ 20 prior intravitreal injections accompanied by a course of topical antibiotics for two days before and/or after the injection procedure. The lower, inner eyelid and nasal cavity were cultured and evaluated via disk diffusion method for antimicrobial sensitivity.

The purpose of this study is to characterize the disease Ocular Ischemic Syndrome.

The medical records of 393 eyes of 326 patients with severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy were reviewed. Higher cutting rate instruments (5000 cut per minute) were used in 174 eyes and conventional instruments in 219 eyes (2500 cut per minute). The visual outcome and incidences of intraoperative and postoperative complications were compared.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate topographic features of the posterior pole of the eye in normal subjects as well as in subjects with diabetes mellitus but without diabetic retinopathy (DR) using optical coherence tomography (OCT). The investigators proposal is a novel study to determine retinal volume of normal and diabetic subjects without DR. Specifically, the investigators will establish a standardized reference range for retinal thickness and volume that will provide standards for OCT analysis of different clinical trials for retinal diseases.