Deep Sclerectomy Versus Trabeculectomy in Normal Tension Glaucoma
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The purpose of this study is to assess whether deep sclerectomy is as effective in lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) as trabeculectomy in patients with normal tension glaucoma.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 55
Maximum Age: 100
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• Signed Informed Consent
• Normal Tension Glaucoma with typical nerve fiber layer defects in red-free photographs and/or optical coherence tomography (OCT) and possible equivalent visual field defects, IOP never more than 21 mmHg, and open anterior chamber angle
• Glaucoma unstable with current medication assessed by a glaucoma specialist
Locations
Other Locations
Finland
Helsinki University Central Hospital
RECRUITING
Helsinki
Time Frame
Start Date: 2022-05-31
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-05
Participants
Target number of participants: 80
Treatments
Experimental: Deep sclerectomy
Active_comparator: Trabeculectomy
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Helsinki University Central Hospital