Investigator-initiated, comparative double-arm, mono-center, prospective, interventional case study to determine whether ultra-small gauge surgery (27G gauge needle) improves postoperative outcome and patient morbidity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
80
Vitrectomy surgery with 23G gauge needle technique
Vitrectomy surgery with 27G gauge needle technique
University Hospitals Leuven (UZ Leuven)
Leuven, Vl-Brabant, Belgium
Changes in post-operative outcome of pain
By assessing the amount of pain on a visual analogue scale (score 0 - 9)
Time frame: 1 week
Changes in post-operative outcome of redness
Scoring the amount of redness on a scale 0-4 through eye photos
Time frame: 1 week
Changes in post-operative outcome of measured inflammation
Measuring the amount of inflammation by measurement of Flare (photon/ms)
Time frame: 1 week
Changes in post-operative outcome in grading of anterior chamber cells
Clinical assesment by slit lamp (Tyndall 0 - 3 and Cells 0 - 3)
Time frame: 1 week
Post-operative parameter: Visual acuity
Best corrected visual acuity in LogMar will be obtained to report the visual acuity.
Time frame: 1 week
Post-operative parameter: Intraocular pressure
Millimeter of Mercury pressure (mmHG) will be measured to report the intraocular pressure.
Time frame: 1 week
Post-operative parameter: Pain assessment
A questionnaire with visual analogue scale will be used to assess the level of pain up to 1 week after the operation
Time frame: 1 week
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