Trabeculopuncture as Predictive Test for the Success of Ab Interno Trabeculectomy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorWuerzburg University Hospital
About this trial
The purpose of this study is to perform trabeculopuncture a test to determine the distal outflow tract function to predict the success of ab interno trabeculectomy.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
individuals ≥ 18 years of age
clinical diagnosis of: primary open angle glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, or pseudoexfoliation glaucoma
uncontrolled intraocular pressure (IOP) with maximally tolerated medical therapy
progressive thinning of retinal nerve fiber layer assessed by Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (p < 0.05)
Disqualifiers
clinical diagnosis of neovascular glaucoma, angle-closure glaucoma, uveitic glaucoma, neovascular glaucoma
prior glaucoma surgery
preexisting conditions affecting the episcleral venous pressure including Grave's ophthalmopathy, Sturge-Weber syndrome, Arteriovenous fistulas (carotid-cavernous fistula)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Trabeculopuncture
Treatment groups
55 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov