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New score could help eye surgeons predict who sees best after surgery
NCT ID NCT03329976
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to validate a scoring system that predicts whether patients will have good vision one year after combined cataract and epiretinal membrane surgery. The score uses factors like age, symptom duration, and initial vision. Researchers planned to enroll 164 adults aged 40 and older, but the study was terminated early.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could give surgeons a reliable tool to predict which patients will recover good vision after surgery, helping them decide when to operate.
- What could go wrong
- The study was terminated early, so results may be incomplete. The score is based on a small initial study and needs more validation before it can be widely used.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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164 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
any person about to undergo combined surgery for cataract and ERM
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 presenting idiopathic ERM visible on SD-OCT; * Indication for combined cataract and ERM surgery in a context of a fall in visual acuity or disabling metamorphopsia; * Patients who have provided verbal consent; * Age ≥ 40 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with secondary ERM (Diabetes WITH a history of diabetic retinopathy or maculopathy, occlusion of the retinal veins, uveitis intermediate/posterior uveitis or retinal tear/detachment in the studied eye; * Patient présentant toute autre maculopathie ou neuropathie optique ; * Patient presenting severe myopia (spherical equivalent ≥ 6 diopters or axial length ≥ 26 mm) ; * Patients presenting any other ophthalmological disease independent of the ERM and likely to limit visual acuity * Patients who have already undergone vitrectomy in the studied eye; * Non-visible or poorly visible fundus due to a cloudy vitreous (Signal on OCT Cirrus \<5, Quality score on OCT Spectralis \< 20, signal trend index on OCT Optovue \< 30) * Patients without national health insurance cover * Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, 21079, France
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