Status:

UNKNOWN

Concentrating on Antisepsis: 5% vs. 10% Povidone-Iodine Prior to Intravitreal Injection

Lead Sponsor:

Matthew Bolton

Conditions:

Endophthalmitis

Eye Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-100 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled single blind prospective study evaluating the efficacy of ocular surface sterilization between three different povidone-iodine preparation techniques prior to intravitr...

Detailed Description

Introduction: An estimated 5.9 - 7.9 million intravitreal injections (IVI) were given in 2016. While the incidence of post-injection endophthalmitis is exceedingly low, it is a feared complication of ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • enrollment will be open to men and women of all ethnic backgrounds between the ages of 18-100 who are offered intravitreal injections by Dr. Anthony Mazzulla at his Retina clinic at the Ochsner Clinic Foundation as a treatment for diabetic macular edema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, age related exudative macular degeneration, or any other cause of choroidal neovascularization or cystoid macular edema.

Exclusion

  • Current eye infection, actively treated blepharitis, current use of topical or systemic antimicrobial agents, current use of topical or systemic corticosteroids, allergy to iodine, pregnancy, children.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

July 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03420820

Start Date

March 1 2018

End Date

July 1 2018

Last Update

February 5 2018

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