CUHK_CCT00041
2005-09-08
Retrospective
Department of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Nil
Nil
CHAN Wai Man
27623168
telephone
CHAN Wai Man
27623168
telephone
A study on the safety and effectiveness of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin in treating chronic focal or diffuse idiopathic central serous chorioretinopathy
Yes
2003-05-01
Eye Diseases
Procedure
photodynamic therapy
24 months
observation
Inclusion criteria: Be aged 18 years or older VA with Snellen equivalent </= 20/30 but d 20/200 Fluorescein angiographic patterns of either Leakage area either in the subfoveal or juxtafoveal area Area of CNV d 50% of the area of the total lesion Greatest linear dimension of the entire lesion must not exceed 5400 £gm 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
Randomized
Placebo
Open label
Single group
2005-08-31
20
Recruiting
Visual acuity
duration of subretinal fluid
2013-01-16
Yes
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