Active clinical trials for "Retinal Vein Occlusion"

This study was conducted because the FDA requested clinical information on potential effects of intravitreal injections of Macugen (pegaptanib sodium injection) on the corneal endothelium from a 1-year (minimum) post-approval clinical study to support that there are no adverse effects on the corneal endothelium following intravitreal injections of Macugen.

This phase I trial will assess primarily the safety and secondarily anti-inflammatory effect of Episcleral Dexamethasone in patients suffering from macular edema and other disorders of the retina, choroid and vitreous.

This trial seeks to prove the safety and efficacy of photothermal stimulation treatment to diabetic macular edema, chronic central serous retinopathy, macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion and macular telangiectasia.

This study is designed to evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal Ranibizumab in comparison with macular laser photocoagulation as treatments for macular edema secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion. Characteristics of this study is as below Multicenter, randomized clinical trial. (intravitreal Ranibizumab 0.5mg injection vs. macular laser photocoagulation) After 48 weeks follow up, functional change(visual acuity)and anatomical change (central retinal thickness) would be evaluated

This randomized clinical trial is conducted to evaluate the effect of three intravitreal injections of bevasizumab versus two intravitreal injections of triamcinolone in acute central retinal vein occlusion. The outcomes are visual acuity and central macular thickness. The follow-up time is 6 months.

CRVO occurs when the vessels in the back of the eye become blocked. This creates a dangerous condition because the vessels are weak and prone to leakage. This results in the development of macular edema. Previous studies have shown that inflammatory mediators and growth factors, such as vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), are elevated in patients with macular edema associated with CRVO. Ozurdex® is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is available by prescription for macular edema following CRVO and branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO). It is also indicated for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye. The approved dosage is 0.7 mg. Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is available by prescription for other eye disorders, such as wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), macular edema following CRVO or BRVO, and diabetic macular edema (DME). The approved dosage for wet AMD and macular edema following CRVO/BROV is 0.5 mg given monthly. The approved dosage for DME is 0.3 mg given monthly. Dr. Gonzalez is conducting an investigational study on the safety and effectiveness of treating CRVO-associated Macular Edema with a combination of 0.7 mg of Ozurdex® and 0.5 mg Lucentis®, given as separate injections into the eye.

The purpose of this study is determine the number of patients with complete resolution of macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion following 6 monthly injections of Aflibercept.

This study aims to assess if Lucentis injection applied into the eye is superior to conventional treatment concerning the prevention of visual loss in patients having clinically significant macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion

Aflibercept is FDA approved and the same molecule is available as hyperosmolar for oncology (cost 800 USD for 4ml) and isoosmolar for Ophthalmology (cost 1,770 USD for 0.05ml injection). The 4ml bottle can be fractionated to be used in 40 patients hence the 0.05 ml injection would cost 20 USD for patients. Animal studies showed the injection is safe, knowing that the rabbit vitreous volume is 3-4 times smaller than the human eye. Our pilot study is to ascertain if the approved molecule for oncology when injected in the eye is safe as it is diluted into 5ml vitreous (100 times dilution). If this is so then we can save the patient 100 times for the most efficient antiVEGF that is used for maculopathy in various diseases (AMD, DME, CRVO, etc..)

Hyperbaric chamber treatment assists in increasing the amount of oxygen in the plasma and in the tissues and has been proven to be beneficial in treating different ischemic wounds, and acute retinal artery occlusion (ARAO) but its effect hasn't been tested in CRVO patients yet.