Abstract

1) To determine the natural history of subfoveal choroidal neovascular membranes in patients with ocular histoplasmosis and senile macular choroidal degeneration. 2) To determine by means of a collaborative, randomized clinical trial whether argon laser photocoagulation for extrafoveal choroidal neovascularization can prevent visual acuity loss in patients with ocular histoplasmosis and senile macular choroidal degeneration. 3) To document the natural course of serous detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium in eyes with senile macular choroidal degeneration. 4) To document the natural course of macular """"""""histo spots"""""""" and macular drusen in fellow eyes of patients with choroidal neovascularization in the first eye. 5) To develop a randomized, controlled clinical trial for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in ocular histoplasmosis and senile macular choroidal degeneration and to develop a randomized clinical trial for serous detachments of the retinal pigment epithelium in senile macular choroidal degeneration pending the outcome of the natural history studies mentioned above.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Type
Research Project--Cooperative Agreements (U01)
Project #
5U01EY003288-08
Application #
3551267
Study Section
Vision Research and Training Committee (VSN)
Project Start
1979-09-30
Project End
1990-12-31
Budget Start
1987-01-01
Budget End
1987-12-31
Support Year
8
Fiscal Year
1987
Total Cost
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Department
Type
DUNS #
City
Harvey
State
IL
Country
United States
Zip Code
60426