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CUHK_CCT00042

2005-09-08

Retrospective

Not applicable

RGC grant and 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 Randomized, Controlled Trial of Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Neovascularization in Pathologic Myopia in Chinese

A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Photodynamic Therapy with Verteporfin for Choroidal Neovascularization in Pathologic Myopia in Chinese

Nil

Hong Kong

Yes

2002-04-01

Eye Diseases

Procedure

Photodynamic therapy

24 months

observation

Inclusion criteria: aged 18 years or older
CNV 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 Best-corrected visual acuity score of at least 34 letters (Snellen equivalent, approximately 20/200 or better) Understand the study and sign the informed consent

Exclusion criteria: Other clinical features suggesting that the CNV may be secondary to the other causes other than pathologic myopia (such as large drusen, geographical atrophy, choroioretinal scar) Tear (rip) of the retinal pigment epithelium Any other significant concurrent ocular diseases in study eye disease that has compromised or could compromise vision in the study eye History of the other prior forms of treatment including photodynamic therapy, laser, surgery Active hepatitis or clinically significant liver disease Porphyria or hypersensitivity/allergy to treatment (fluorescein, verteporfin) Pregnancy

18

None set

Both Male and Female

Interventional

Randomized

Placebo

Single-blind

Single group

2003-01-01

72

Complete

Visual acuity

changes in cnv by angiography and optical coherent tomography

No

2013-01-14

ChiCTR-TRC-05000641

2010-05-04


Yes

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