Spring-loaded syringe versus vitrectomy machine program for removing silicone oil after retinal detachment surgery

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This interventional comparison enrolled 540 eyes from 505 patients who were prepared for silicone oil removal after prior pars plana vitrectomy for retinal detachment. All procedures used 23-gauge pars plana vitrectomy and were classified into two groups: removal using the Optikon vitrectomy device's built-in silicone oil extraction program or removal using a modified spring-loaded syringe. The study measured efficiency (for example extraction time and completeness) and safety (intraoperative and postoperative complications). Findings will indicate whether the simpler syringe technique matches the machine program in performance and safety.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

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

Where it's running

• Sohag Faculty of Medicine
  Sohag, Sohag Governorate, Egypt Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Alaa A A Sinjab, Doctor degree in Ophthalmology
• Email: alaa.abdelsadek@med.sohag.edu.eg
• Phone: +20-01064037382

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.