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Effect of Dexamethasone Implant on Optic Disc

NCT03927118 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 43

Last updated 2019-05-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study evaluates the effect of dexamethasone implant which is an intraocular corticosteroid on the optic nerve fibers. Retinal nerve fiber thicknesses and optic nerve head pitting rates were measured before and 6 months after the injection.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

intravitreal dexamethasone implant application

Peripapillary RNFL thickness measurements and colored fundus photographs were compared before and 6 months after intravitreal DEX implant injection. The cup-to-disc ratios of fundus photographs were calculated using the Image-J program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bulent Ecevit University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Atilla Alpay, Ass. Prf. · Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-01
Primary Completion
2018-09-01
Completion
2019-01-31

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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