NCT00419185

Indocyanine Green or Trypan Blue for Delamination of the Internal Limiting Membrane in Macular Hole Surgery

Internal Limiting Membrane (ILM)- Peeling With Indocyanine Green or Trypan Blue in Macular Hole Surgery: A Prospective Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (planned)
• Sponsor: University of Luebeck · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To evaluate the anatomical and visual outcomes after vitrectomy and internal limiting membrane (ILM) peeling with indocyanine green (ICG) or trypan blue (TB) for idiopathic macular hole repair in a prospective randomized trial.

Detailed description

In several clinical trials the positive effect of inner limiting membrane peeling (ILM) on anatomical and functional outcome in macular hole surgery has been reported. Controversies, however, exist regarding the application and possible toxicity of dyes, facilitating the surgical procedure. Since dyes were introduced for ILM peeling several authors reported on the use of indocyanine green and trypan blue (TB) for membrane peeling or ILM removal. Recent experimental and clinical reports raise concern about the safety of ICG-assisted membrane peeling. Morphological and functional damage was described in an animal model, in human donor eyes, in cultured human pigment epithelial cells and in clinical studies using ICG in macular surgery. The intraocular tolerance of TB has been demonstrated in rabbit eyes and in retinal pigment epithelium cell viability studies. Higher concentrations of TB (0.6 or 4 mg/ml) lead to toxicity on cultured RPE cells, but the application of lower clinically relevant levels did not show any significant effect. A recent retrospective comparative analysis indicates that TB may be the safer dye. They found better anatomical and functional results than with the use of ICG. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the anatomical and functional outcome after dye-assisted peeling of the ILM in patients with idiopathic macular holes using ICG or TB in a prospective and randomized trial.

Conditions

• Idiopathic Macular Hole

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Delamination of the Internal limiting membrane

Timeline

• Start date: 2003-04-01
• Completion: 2005-01-01
• First posted: 2007-01-08
• Last updated: 2007-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany