A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Treatment for Non-Infectious Intermediate or Posterior Uveitis

Summary

This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of an intravitreal implant of dexamethasone for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate or posterior uveitis.

Timeline

Start

2006-05

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2009-04

Publications

• Lightman S, Belfort R Jr, Naik RK, Lowder C, Foster CS, Rentz AM, Cui H, Whitcup SM, Kowalski JW, Revicki DA. Vision-related functioning outcomes of dexamethasone intravitreal implant in noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Jul 18;54(7):4864-70. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-10981.
• Naik RK, Rentz AM, Foster CS, Lightman S, Belfort R Jr, Lowder C, Whitcup SM, Kowalski JW, Revicki DA. Normative comparison of patient-reported outcomes in patients with noninfectious uveitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Feb;131(2):219-25. doi: 10.1001/2013.jamaophthalmol.102.
• Lowder C, Belfort R Jr, Lightman S, Foster CS, Robinson MR, Schiffman RM, Li XY, Cui H, Whitcup SM; Ozurdex HURON Study Group. Dexamethasone intravitreal implant for noninfectious intermediate or posterior uveitis. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011 May;129(5):545-53. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.339. Epub 2011 Jan 10.

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