CUHK_CCT00041
2005-09-08
Retrospective
Not applicable
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nil
Nil
Miss Joyce Kung
3/F, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon
27623134
joycekung@cuhk.edu.hk
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Dr. Timothy Y.Y. Lai
3/F, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon.
27623134
eyeclinic@cuhk.edu.hk
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
A study on the safety and effectiveness of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in treating chronic focal or diffuse idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy
A study on the safety and effectiveness of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in treating chronic focal or diffuse idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy
Nil
Hong Kong
Yes
2003-05-19
Eye Diseases
Procedure
photodynamic therapy
24 months
observation
Inclusion criteria: Be aged 18 years or older VA with Snellen equivalent </= 20/30 but >/= 20/200 Fluorescein angiographic patterns of either Leakage area either in the subfoveal or juxtafoveal area Area of CNV >/= 50% of the area of the total lesion Greatest linear dimension of the entire lesion must not exceed 5400 µm
Exclusion criteria: on exogenous corticosteroid systemic diseases such as Cushing's disease or renal diseases of glomerulonephritis pregnancy visual acuity worse than 20/200 in the affected eye myopia </= -6.00 diopters or other maculopathy tear (rip) of the retinal pigment epithelium a history of laser photocoagulation ocular surgery in the recent 3 months any contraindication for the verteporfin infusion or fluorescein injection
18
None set
Both Male and Female
Interventional
Randomized
Placebo
Open label
Single group
2005-08-31
20
Complete
Visual acuity
duration of subretinal fluid
2013-01-16
ChiCTR-TRC-05000640
2010-05-04
Yes
Nil
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