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| Name | Class |
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| Haukeland University Hospital | OTHER |
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Macular hole is a hole formation which takes place in the center of the retina. Such a hole needs surgical steps in order to close. Closure of the macular hole will lead to a substantially improvement of vision in most cases. Following macular hole surgery a tamponade of intraocular gas is normally injected in order to keep the macula dry for the postoperative period. Postoperative face down position for a week was earlier standard. Several authors report of good closure rates with both air tamponade or lack of face down positioning. In this study standard pars plana vitrectomy with peeling of the internal limiting membrane (ILM) will be performed. The gas tamponade will be replaced by air. Postoperative face down positioning will not be used. Only macular holes less than 400 μm will be included.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postoperative air tamponade | Experimental | Pars plana vitrectomy, ILM peeling and air tamponade. No postoperative face down positioning. All patients need to be pseudophakic prior to intervention. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Postoperative air tamponade | Procedure | Pars plana vitrectomy, ILM peeling and air tamponade. No postoperative face down positioning. All patients need to be pseudophakic prior to intervention. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Closure rate of macular hole | 1 month after enrollment |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Visual gain after 6 months of follow up | 6 months after enrollment |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Vegard Forsaa, MD | Helse Stavanger HF | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Stavanger University Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology | Stavanger | 4016 | Norway |
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| ID | Term |
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| D012167 | Retinal Perforations |
| ID | Term |
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| D012164 | Retinal Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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