Active clinical trials for "Glaucoma, Angle-Closure"

To demonstrate that the intraocular pressure(IOP)-lowering efficacy of Travoprost (0.004%) is equal or better than that of Latanoprost 0.005% in patients with chronic angle-closure glaucoma.

The purpose of this study is to determine if location of laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) that is the standard of care treatment for angle closure glaucoma is related to changes in post-operative intraocular pressure (IOP), endothelial cell count,anterior chamber angle morphology and onset of new visual disturbances.

Purpose: Characterize changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), IOP-lowering medications, and visual acuity (VA) through 3 years in patients undergoing combined phacoemulsification and excisional goniotomy with the Kahook Dual Blade (phaco-KDB), with simultaneous goniosynechialysis in cases of angle-closure glaucoma, by a single surgeon (A.H.) in King Fahd Hospital of the University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Methods: Prospective, non-comparative, uncontrolled, non-randomized interventional case series. Consecutive patients with medically-treated glaucoma and visually-significant cataract underwent combined surgery. Subgroup analysis of glaucoma subtypes was performed.

Refractory glaucoma is a difficult subject as many glaucoma devices attempt to reduce IOP. Baerveldt implant is considered as a large implant, and, on the contrary, Ahmed implant is considered a small implant as many comparisons have showed. Investigators have previously used two models S2 and FP7 Ahmed implant. Currently, investigators use Baerveldt implant in refractory glaucoma cases in order to compare it with the Ahmed implant.

The aim of the study is to determine which is the best treatment for people with cataract and primary angle closure (PAC).In PAC, apposition of the iris tissue to the drainage channels (Trabecular Meshwork-TM) of the eye results in damage and formation of adherences between these structures (Peripheral anterior synaechiae-PAS) causing a mechanical obstruction of the aqueous outflow via the TM. It is thought that cataract surgery combined with mechanical separation of the iris from the TM with the breakage of PAS(we call this separation 'goniosynechialysis') would make the pressure even lower as it would cause the drain to open to a greater extent than cataract surgery alone. This technique is not new, and the results have been very encouraging. Comparing this technique to cataract surgery alone however, has not been done and this is exactly what we would like to do in order to help us decide what is the best treatment. In summary, the investigators propose that cataract surgery with goniosynechialysis would lower intraocular pressure to a greater extent than cataract surgery alone in patients with significant PAS.

This is a retrospective, nonrandomized comparative trial with historical control to investigate the safety and efficacy of a novel progressive grasping peripheral iridectomy (PGPI) surgical method in preventing aphakic angle-closure glaucoma (AACG) following congenital cataract surgery.

This study will assess any side effects that may occur when QPI-1007 is injected into the eye in subjects with acute primary angle-closure glaucoma, as well as how long it takes for the body to clear the drug. This study will also test whether QPI-1007, injected into the eye, helps prevent both structural damage of the nerve tissue in the eye and the loss of visual function in subjects with acute primary angle-closure glaucoma.

Glaucoma affects 66 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of irreversible blindness, and Primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) is a major form of glaucoma in Asia. Laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) has been advocated as the first line treatment in all cases of PACG. In addition to relieving the relative pupil block element of the condition, it can open up the drainage angle, alleviating appositional and synechial angle-closure and in the long-term this may control intraocular pressure (IOP) and prevent progression of glaucomatous optic neuropathy. However recent data indicate that iridotomy is not successful in controlling IOP in the long term, and the majority of cases develop a clinically significant rise in IOP requiring medical therapy or surgery. Laser trabeculoplasty has been a recognized treatment option for Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) since the 1980s. Recently a more selective and less destructive method of performing laser trabeculoplasty has evolved. Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty (SLT) specifically targets the pigmented trabecular meshwork cells without producing collateral damage and destruction to adjacent structures. Morphologic study performed on human autopsy eyes treated with SLT noted no structural or collateral thermal damage to the trabecular beams in the uveal and corneoscleral meshwork. As SLT specifically has its effect on the targeted pigmented trabecular meshwork it is unlikely to generate PAS. It may be a useful treatment option for PACG patients in whom the angle has widened following laser peripheral iridotomy. The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial to assess the effectiveness of SLT in reducing IOP in cases of PACG in which the angle has opened up following LPI, but IOP remains high(>21 mmHg). 100 subjects will be randomized to receive either SLT or medical treatment to achieve IOP control. They will be followed up for 6 months.

To evaluate the clinical efficacy (intraocular pressure reduction , success rate, the number of antiglaucoma medication) and safety of ab interno trabeculectomy (AIT) with Trabectome in Chinese PACG .

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and need for prescribing anti-inflammatory topical drops to patients undergoing laser peripheral iridotomy.