- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00471406
Photodynamic Therapy With Verteporfin for Corneal Neovascularization
Purpose: To investigate the efficacy of photodynamic therapy with verteporfin for the treatment of patients with corneal neovascularization.
Design: Prospective, non-comparative case series. Participants: Eighteen eyes of 18 patients with stable corneal neovascularization who were refractory to conventional treatment.
Methods: The patients were treated with photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (6 mg/m2). Five patients were treated following penetrating keratoplasty, and 2 patients were treated before penetrating keratoplasty. Best corrected visual acuity and anterior segment photography were performed before and after treatment. The length of cumulative blood vessels and area of corneal neovascularization were measured.
Main outcome measures: Vascular occlusion, best corrected visual acuity, cumulative blood vessel length, and corneal neovascularization area.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Phase
- Not Applicable
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with clinically stable corneal neovascularization who were not improved after treatment with 1% prednisolone acetate eyedrops instilled 4 times a day for at least 1 month
Exclusion Criteria:
- Individuals who had active keratitis with vessel proliferation, uncontrolled inflammation, active hepatitis or clinically significant liver disease, or porphyria or other porphyrin sensitivity
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Non-Randomized
- Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Study Director: Kyung chul Yoon, MD, Chonnam natianl university hospital
Study record dates
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- CPDT-0001
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