Nd:YAG Laser Hyaloidotomy for Premacular Hemorrhage in Diabetic Eyes

Tanta University25 enrolled

Overview

Premacular Subhyaloid hemorrhage is a sudden profound loss of vision in eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Pars plana vitrectomy is the treatment of choice for premacular hemorrhage in eyes with proliferative changes. Nd:YAG laser hyaloidotomy has been used to evacuate the premacular hemorrhage

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Interventions

Nd:YAG laser HyaloidotomyPROCEDURE

Using the YAG laser for opening the posterior hyaloid in eyes with premacular hemorrhage, and evacuating the entrapped hemorrhage

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 21 YearsMax age: 60 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Eyes with premacular subhyaloid hemorrhage of more than 3 disc diameters, involving the fovea. * Eyes with proliferative diabetic retinopathy Exclusion Criteria: * Dense media opacity (corneal/cataract) * Patients with bleeding tendency or on anti-coagulant drugs

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual acuity improvement

Testing VA after YAG laser

Time frame: 1 week

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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