The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between fundus oculi's vascularization in patients with erectile dysfunction and not, and, in the same patients, before and after using drugs for ED.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between fundus oculi's vascularization in patients with erectile dysfunction and not, and, in the same patients, before and after using drugs for ED. In this monocentric, prospective, observational case-control study 40 eyes of 40 patients affected by erectile dysfunction and 20 healthy age-matched controls will be enrolled. Patients will undergo DVA examination at baseline and 6 months after PDE5I therapy. Healthy subjects will be examined with DVA at baseline only.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
60
Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, MI, Italy
RECRUITINGStatic and dynamic retinal vessels diameter
Analysis of the presence and prevalence of retinal vascularization alterations using Dynamic Vessel Analyzer (DVA) in patients with Erectile Dysfunction and in subject healthy volunteers.
Time frame: Baseline and after 6 month of therapy
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) Questionnaire
Revaluation of the correlation between Erectile Dysfunction and Fundus Oculi vascularization after 6 month of therapy for ED.
Time frame: After 6 month of therapy
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