Comparative Evaluation of Micropulse Laser in Treatment of Initial and Refractory Cases of Center-Involved Diabetic Macular Edema
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
This study aims to evaluate the effect of subthreshold 577 nm micropulse laser photocoagulation in the treatment of initial and refractory cases of Center-Involved Diabetic Macular Edema.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Age ≥18 years.
• Both sexes.
• Patients with type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/400 or better, and center-involved DME \[defined as a central macular thickness (CMT) of \>250 but \<700µm measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography\].
• Patients with any level of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy with adequate panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) and no signs of disease activity determined by fluorescein angiography (FA).
Locations
Other Locations
Egypt
the General Authority for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes
RECRUITING
Cairo
Contact Information
Primary
Hossam A Hassan, MD
Dr.hossameabdalfataah@gothi.gov.eg
00201026808348
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-10-15
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-30
Participants
Target number of participants: 50
Treatments
Naïve center-involved diabetic macular edema group
Patients with treatment-naïve center-involved diabetic macular edema.
Refractory center-involved diabetic macular edema group
Patients with refractory center-involved diabetic macular edema.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: The General Authority for Teaching Hospitals and Institutes