Status:

COMPLETED

Retinal Neuro-vascular Coupling in Patients With Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Conditions:

Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ischemic optic neuropathy is among the most common causes of serious impaired vision in the middle-aged and elderly population in the western world. The current study focuses on a subgroup of ischemic...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for healthy subjects:
  • Men and women aged over 18 years
  • Non-smokers
  • Normal findings in the medical history unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropy \< 6 Dpt.
  • Inclusion criteria for patients with NAION:
  • Men and women aged over 18 years
  • History of NAION in one eye
  • Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropy \< 6 Dpt.
  • Adequate visual acuity to allow participation in the ocular blood flow measurements
  • A potential participant has to be on stable doses of all medications he/she is taking because of consisting illnesses according to medical history for at least 30 days prior inclusion, if considered relevant by the investigator.
  • Any of the following will exclude a healthy subject from the study:
  • Current ocular disease or history of NAION
  • Presence or history of a severe medical condition as judged by the clinical investigator
  • Untreated Arterial hypertension
  • History or family history of epilepsy
  • Presence of any abnormalities preventing reliable measurements in the study eye as judged by the investigator
  • Best corrected visual acuity \< 0.5 Snellen
  • Ametropy ≥ 6 Dpt
  • Pregnancy or planned pregnancy
  • Alcoholism or substance abuse
  • Any of the following will exclude a patient from the study:
  • Presence or history of a severe medical condition other NAION as judged by the clinical investigator
  • Untreated Arterial hypertension
  • History or family history of epilepsy
  • Presence of any abnormalities preventing reliable measurements in the study eye as judged by the investigator
  • Best corrected visual acuity \< 0.5 Snellen in the non-affected eye
  • Ametropy ≥ 6 Dpt
  • Pregnancy, planned pregnancy
  • Alcoholism or substance abuse

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 11 2018

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    June 11 2018

    Estimated Enrollment :

    1 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03401892

    Start Date

    June 11 2018

    End Date

    June 11 2018

    Last Update

    September 1 2021

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    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria, 1090