Status:
UNKNOWN
Normal Tension and Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma and Cerebrospinal Fluid Composition
Lead Sponsor:
Kantonsspital Aarau
Conditions:
Glaucoma Open-Angle
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) and chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG) occurring progressively with optimal conventional or intraocular pressure reducing surgery are still unsolved problems in ophthalmo...
Detailed Description
We will recruit 30 patients with progressive visual function loss, due to Normal tension glaucoma (NTG) or chronic open angle glaucoma (COAG), despite optimal conventional or intraocular pressure redu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Documented progressive visual function loss over 2 years (visual field or visual acuity)
- Intraocular pressure measured as a maximum of 25 mmHg
- Possibility of receiving general anaesthesia and optic nerve sheath fenestration.
Exclusion
- Secondary glaucoma
- Oral medication to lower intraocular pressure (carboanhydrase inhibitor)
- Visual acuity worse than 20/400
- Any other type of glaucoma (pseudoexfoliation, narrow or closed angle).
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00306657
Start Date
March 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2012
Last Update
June 27 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Kantonsspital Aarau, Department of Ophthalmology, Switzerland
Aarau, Canton of Aargau, Switzerland, 5001