Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluation of Blood Flow Regulation With Laser Speckle Flowgraphy

Lead Sponsor:

Augenabteilung Allgemeines Krankenhaus Linz

Conditions:

Low Tension Glaucoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The study includes Caucasian patients with diagnosis of normal tension glaucoma and age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. Measurements of optic nerve head blood flow will be performed with laser s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • presence of glaucomatous optic disc changes in biomicroscopy and visual field defects or abnormal circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thinning (evaluated by OCT as defined by the on-board software)
  • IOP ≤ 21mmHg without therapy
  • normal open angle in a gonioscopic examination
  • age \> 40 years

Exclusion

  • IOP \> 21 mmHg in patients' history
  • ametropia \> 6 diopters
  • cataract with severity greater than grade 2 of the lens opacities classification system (LOCS) classification
  • presence of corneal opacities
  • uncontrolled hypertension with systolic blood pressure (SBP) \> 165mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \> 100mmHg

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 5 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 31 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

18 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03391518

Start Date

February 5 2017

End Date

January 31 2018

Last Update

January 5 2018

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AKh Linz

Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, 4021