Brief Title
The Effect of Therapy With Bevacizumab in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Official Title
Intraocular Concentrations of Growth Factors and Cytokines in Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy And the Effect of Therapy With Bevacizumab
Brief Summary
The pathophysiology of central serous chorioretinopathy remains controversial. traditional treatment is laser photocoagulation or photodynamic therapy.Recently Bevacizumab (Avastin, Genetech),an antibody to vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF),has known antipermeability properties and therefore may theoretically reverse the changes seen in central serous chorioretinopathy. The aim of this study is To investigate concentrations of growth factors and inflammatory cytokines and to report the effect of therapy with bevacizumab in eyes with central serous chorioretinopathy
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Concentrations of growth factors and inflammatory cytokines in Aqueous humor
Secondary Outcome
Central macular thickness at optical coherence tomography
Condition
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Intervention
intravitreal injection with anterior paracentesis
Publications
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Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Procedure
Estimated Enrollment
10
Start Date
March 2009
Completion Date
March 2010
Primary Completion Date
March 2010
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - Patients with a diagnosis of central serous chorioretinopathy - Idiopathic neurosensory retinal elevation demonstrated by optical coherent tomography - Presence of focal leaks at the level of the RPE on fluorescein angiography Exclusion Criteria: - Known side effects of systemic bevacizumab administration - Have a significant cardiovascular or thromboembolic history or were pregnant
Gender
All
Ages
30 Years - 60 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
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Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT00864773
Organization ID
2009-3-16
Study Sponsor
Hallym University Medical Center
Study Sponsor
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Verification Date
March 2009