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Ozurdex (a slow-release dexamethasone implant) in proliferative vitreoretinopathy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Philip J Banerjee, Catey Bunce, David G Charteris

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Trials, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Patient-Reported Outcomes after Surgery for Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy: Post hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Ophthalmologica. Journal international d'ophtalmologie. International journal of ophthalmology. Zeitschrift fur Augenheilkunde · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Philip J BanerjeeMoorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, City Road, EC1V 2PD London, UK. philip.banerjee@moorfields.nhs.uk.
Catey Bunce
David G Charteris
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · GBNIHR Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundProliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) is the commonest cause of late anatomical failure in rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Visual and anatomical outcomes remain poor despite advances in vitreoretinal surgical techniques with reported primary failure rates of up to nearly 50%. Numerous adjunctive medications have been evaluated in clinical trials with no agent gaining widespread acceptance and use.This study was designed to investigate the benefits of using a slow-release dexamethasone implant delivered intra-operatively in patients undergoing vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachment with established PVR. METHODS/

designFor the study, 140 patients requiring vitrectomy surgery with silicone oil for retinal detachment with established PVR will be randomised to receive either standard treatment or study treatment in a 1:1 treatment allocation ratio. Both groups will receive the standard surgical treatment appropriate for their eye condition and routine peri-operative treatment and care, differing only in the addition of the supplementary adjunctive agent in the treatment group. The investigated primary outcome measure is stable retinal reattachment with removal of silicone oil without additional vitreoretinal surgical intervention at 6 months. DISCUSSION: This is the first randomised controlled clinical trial to investigate the use of an adjunctive slow-release dexamethasone implant in patients undergoing vitrectomy surgery for retinal detachments with proliferative vitreoretinopathy.

trial registrationEudraCT No: 2011-004498-96.

Indexed as

Research DesignVitrectomyClinical ProtocolsDexamethasoneDrug ImplantsGlucocorticoidsHumansIntraoperative CareRetinal DetachmentSilicone OilsSingle-Blind MethodTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeVitreoretinopathy, ProliferativeDexamethasoneDrug ImplantsGlucocorticoidsSilicone Oils

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PMID24165545
PMCPMC3874765
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