Clinical Trial: Changes of Visual Field Defects After IAT for CRAO
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Condition:
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Visual Field
Intra-arterial Thrombolysis
Study Type: Observational
Official Title: Changes of Visual Field Defects After Selective Intra-arterial Thrombolysis for Central Retinal Artery Occlusion
Brief Summary:
Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) is an ophthalmic emergency which leads to devastating visual function defects and poor prognosis. Though traditional conservative treatments are widely used, none of them is proved to be effective. A number of meta-analyses and observational studies indicate intravenous thrombolysis to be beneficial in CRAO. Selective intra-arterial thrombolysis (IAT) introducing rt-PA directly into the ophthalmic circulation by super-selective microcatheterization may reduce the…
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