Eye surgery showdown: which oil removal method is safer?
NCT ID NCT07363889
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two techniques for removing silicone oil from the eye after retinal detachment repair. About 200 people who previously had silicone oil placed in their eye will be randomly assigned to one of two removal methods: a special vitrectomy machine or a spring-loaded syringe. The goal is to see which method is safer and works better.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients subjected previously to pars plana vitrectomy with silicon oil tamponade. Exclusion Criteria: * Recurrent retinal detachment * Previous scleral buckling * Previous glaucoma surgery * Bleeding tendencies * Anterior staphyloma
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sohag Faculty of Medicine
RECRUITINGSohag, Sohag Governorate, 82511, Egypt
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