Active clinical trials for "Vitreous Detachment"

This study evaluates the association between surgery of the cataract and posterior vitreous detachment, in the emmetropic patient, by comparing eyes operated with eyes not operated in the same group of patients

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of oral sedation to intravenous sedation with anesthesiology support and monitoring.

Vitreous fluid, containing 95% water, fills the space behind the lens. Its gelatinous consistency is due to the presence of hyaluronic acid, mucopolysaccharide and collagen fibers. With age, the collagen aggregates into parallel bundles, bound by cross links, leaving the pockets of liquid in the glass body. This redistribution is referred to as syneresis, which is found in 90% older than 40 years. After liquefaction, the vitreous enters the retroviral space and separates the posterior hyaloid membrane from the retina. When separating from the optical disk it forms an annular formation (Weiss ring) in front of the optical disc. These agglomerated collagen bundles (opacities) disperse the photons of light and are perceived by the patients as a "gray silhouette-like artifact". Two major interventions for these symptoms include Nd: YAG laser vitreolysis and vitrectomy. The less invasive method Nd: YAG laser increases the temperature of the opacity thus vaporizing them to smaller fragments that are easier to sediment onto the bottom of the vitreous cavity thereby relieving the symptoms.

The objective of this research is to improve the care of ocular disease and disorders, in particular the changes in the eye associated with diabetes, by providing clinicians with dramatically improved ultrasonic images of the entire eye. The research combines advanced high-frequency, high-resolution ultrasonic annular arrays transducers with new processing techniques designed to overcome several limits that have been reached with conventional high-frequency ultrasound systems. We propose that diagnosis of eye diseases using annular arrays can be more effective than the conventional ultrasound images by at least 50%; i.e., that for every 2 posterior vitreous detachments detected conventionally, 3 will be detected with the annular arrays.

The objective of this research is to improve the care of ocular disease and disorders, in particular the changes in the eye associated with diabetes, by providing clinicians with dramatically improved ultrasonic images of the entire eye. The research combines advanced high-frequency, high-resolution ultrasonic annular arrays transducers with new processing techniques designed to overcome several limits that have been reached with conventional high frequency ultrasound systems. The investigators propose that diagnosis of eye diseases using annular arrays can be more effective than the conventional ultrasound images by at least 50%; i.e., that for every 2 posterior vitreous detachments detected conventionally, 3 will be detected with the annular arrays.

Post-operative infectious endophthalmitis is devastating condition that causes a diffuse intraocular inflammation and may lead to blindness. Acute post-operative endophthalmitis usually presented within 6 weeks of intraocular procedure and diagnosis is confirmed by clinical examination and by the aid of B-scan ultrasonography.

The purpose of this study is to compare the newly released Spectral OCT/SLO (OTI, Toronto, Canada) with the Zeiss Stratus OCT (Carl-Zeiss Meditec, Dublin, CA) with regards to the quality of the images obtained as well as the ease of use.

The vitreous fills the posterior chamber of the eye and is firmly attached, at the posterior pole, to the macula and the optic nerve head (ONH). With formation of a stepwise posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) exerted tractional forces could influence retinal functioning. Especially in patients with glaucoma the influence of vitreous traction to the ONH could mask progression, interfere with current imaging techniques and even be a cause of ONH hemorrhages. Therefore the aim of this study is to investigate whether vitreopapillary traction has a significant effect on diagnosis and follow up of glaucoma patients.

Phacoemulsification with implantation of posterior chamber lenses represents the gold standard of care for patients needing lens surgery, but there is an increased risk of developing pseudophakic retinal detachment after surgery. Especially myopic patients have an even higher risk of pseudophakic retinal detachment compared to the general population. The aim of this multicenter study is to document the presence and/or post-operative development of posterior vitreous detachment (PVD) and to assess its influence on the incidence of retinal detachment (RD) in myopes in a time period of three and five years after lens surgery. 618 eyes of patients scheduled for regular lens surgery will be included, defined by an axial length of 25.0 mm or more. To examine the vitreous status, all patients will receive a comprehensive eye examination pre-operatively, including funduscopy with assessment of a Weiss ring and optical coherence tomography (OCT). Patients will be divided into two groups, group A with pre-operative complete PVD and group B with no/partial PVD. Group A will be invited for one follow-up visit (two months post-operatively) followed up by telephone interviews at one, two, three and five years after surgery to determine occurrence of pseudophakic retinal detachment. Group B will be invited for follow -up examinations at two months, six months and one year after surgery to document occurrence of PVD (if a PVD is present at one of the follow-ups, no more visits are necessary). Two, three and five years after surgery, all patients from group B will be interviewed by telephone, as in group A, to document the occurrence of pseudophakic retinal detachment. In the recent literature the association between the occurrence of PVD pre-/post-operative and RD after lens surgery is well documented but not described for myopic patients. The results of this multicenter study should help to tackle the problem of RD prediction in myopic patients depending on their pre-operative vitreous status, especially in the setting of refractive lens exchange.

Posterior vitreous detachment is a common event. With optical coherence tomography, the investigators can precisely follow the stage of posterior vitrous detachment. In this study, the investigators investigate if the loss of contact between the vitreous and the fovea is the start of glaucoma progression.