This study evaluates the retinal and choriocapillary vascular features in patients under the effects of Tadalafil 20mg using optical coherence tomography angiography.
Tadalafil is a an inhibitor of the enzyme phosphodiesterase and it works by increasing blood flow to the penis thus promoting the erection. This drug represents an treatment for erectile dysfunction in patients after radical prostatectomy. The optical coherence tomography angiography represents a novel and non-invasive diagnostic technique that allows a detailed and quantitative analysis of retinal and choriocapillary vascular features. The study evaluates the changes in optical coherence tomography angiography parameters at baseline and after 1, 3, 6 months after the somministration of Tadalafil 20 mg orally.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
40
To study retinal and choriocapillary features in patients undergoing Tadalafil 20 mg orally, on alternate days, at baseline and 1, 3, 6 months after radical prostatectomy
University of Naples "Federico II"
Naples, Italy
The measurements of retinal and choriocapillary vessel density in patients undergoing Tadalafil after radical prostatectomy
Changes in retinal and choriocapilary vessel density in 40 patients undergoing Tadalafil 20 mg orally, on alternate days, at baseline and 1, 3, 6 months after radical prostatectomy, using optical coherence tomography angiography. The parameters analyzed by optical coherence tomography angiography were: retinal and choriocapillary vessel density
Time frame: Six months
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