The specific aim of the study is to test the following hypothesis: That switching between treatments from bevacizumab to Ozurdex or vice versa in eyes with diabetic macular oedema with no or incomplete response from one therapy is beneficial.
A Multicentre Clinical Trial of Switching Between Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin®) and Intravitreal Dexamethasone (Ozurdex™) for Persistent Diabetic Macular Oedema (SwitchDMO)
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
19
Avastin (Bevacizumab) administered intravitreally
Ozurdex (dexamethasone) given intravitreally
Sydney Eye Hospital
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Centre for Eye Research Australia (Royal Victorian Eye & Ear Hospital)
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Lions Eye Institute
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Proportion of eyes that have central macular thickness <300 microns 6 months after switching
Time frame: 6 months
Mean change in central macular thickness (CMT) as measured by OCT.
Mean change in central macular thickness (CMT) as measured by OCT.
Time frame: 6 months
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