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Diabetic Retinopathy Vitrectomy Study (DRVS)
In Brief
A Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Vitrectomy for Diabetic Retinopathy and 2 related conditions. Completed.
Detailed Summary
To compare two therapies, early vitrectomy and conventional management, for recent severe vitreous hemorrhage secondary to diabetic retinopathy. Conventional management includes vitrectomy if hemorrhage fails to clear during a waiting period of 6 to 12 months or if retinal detachment involving the center of the macula develops at any time. To compare early vitrectomy and conventional management in eyes that have good vision but a poor prognosis because they are threatened with hemorrhage or retinal detachment from very severe proliferative retinopathy. To study the natural history of severe proliferative diabetic retinopathy.