Corneal Specular Microscopy in Infectious and Noninfectious Uveitis

This study has been completed.

Sponsored by:	Federal University of São Paulo
Information provided by:	Federal University of São Paulo
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00789984

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether some endothelium morphologic variables are different between infectious and noninfectious uveitis group using a noncontact specular microscopy device.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Uveitis	Device: noncontact specular microscopy	Phase IV

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Prospective

Further study details as provided by Federal University of São Paulo:

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with infectious and noninfectious uveitis who were attended at local ophthalmology center.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Patients with infectious and noninfectious uveitis in any activity level and presence of keratic precipitates.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with previous ocular surgery, trauma, contact lens history, corneal dystrophy, corneal edema and high intraocular pressure
Any other anterior segment disorders affecting the corneal endothelium.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00789984

Locations

Brazil, SP
Federal University of Sao Paulo
Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 04040-002

Sponsors and Collaborators

Federal University of São Paulo

More Information

Responsible Party:	UNIFESP ( Filipe de Oliveira )
Study ID Numbers:	CEP1022/07
Study First Received:	November 11, 2008
Last Updated:	November 12, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00789984
Health Authority:	Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

Keywords provided by Federal University of São Paulo:

Keratic precipitates

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Uveitis
Eye Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Uveal Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009