Spring Loaded Syringe for Active Silicon Oil Extraction

Sohag University200 enrolled

Overview

The aim of our study is to compare between two techniques used for active SOR. The outcomes include efficiency and safety. Patients with silicon filled eyes and prepared for SOR 540 eyes of 505 patients (one eye in 470 patients, and both eyes in 35 patients) were enrolled in the study. All eyes underwent SOR using 23-Gauge PPV. The eyes were classified according to the surgical technique used for SOR into two groups:- Group A: SOR was performed using SO extraction program built in Optikon vitrectomy device Group B: SOR was performed using modified spring loaded syringe.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Retinal Detachment

Interventions

Vitrectomy machineDEVICE

Active silicon oil extraction through 23G pars plana system vitrectomy machine

Spring loaded syringeDEVICE

5 mml syringe with spring in its plunger and rubber connection

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients subjected previously to pars plana vitrectomy with silicon oil tamponade. Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent retinal detachment * Previous scleral buckling * Previous glaucoma surgery * Bleeding tendencies * Anterior staphyloma

Locations (1)

Sohag Faculty of Medicine

Sohag, Sohag Governorate, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of complications

Incidence of operative and postoperative complications in both groups

Time frame: During the surgical procedure and up to 3 months postoperative

Central Contacts

Alaa A A Sinjab, Doctor degree in Ophthalmology

CONTACT

+20-01064037382 alaa.abdelsadek@med.sohag.edu.eg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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