Observational Study of Ocular Blood Flow Pre- and Post- Glaucoma Surgery Using Functional and Structural Optical Coherence Tomography
Status: Recruiting
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Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to determine if lowering the pressure inside the eye improves blood flow to the eye.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 85
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Subjects diagnosed with perimetric open angle glaucoma or chronic angle closure glaucoma.
• Subjects scheduled to undergo trabeculectomy or tube shunt surgery
Locations
United States
Oregon
OHSU
RECRUITING
Portland
Contact Information
Primary
Chinmay Deshpande, M.Optom.
deshpanc@ohsu.edu
503-494-9628
Backup
Denny Romfh, OD
romfhd@ohsu.edu
503-494-4351
Time Frame
Start Date: 2014-02-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 46
Treatments
Trabeculectomy or Tube Shunt Patients
46 glaucoma patients undergoing trabeculectomy or tube shunt surgery to lower IOP
Authors
Beth Edmunds, Shandiz Tehrani, Hana Takusagawa, John Morrison, Lorinna Lombardi, Aiyin Chen, Mansi Parikh
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: National Eye Institute (NEI)
Leads: Oregon Health and Science University