Active clinical trials for "Glaucoma"

Comparison of efficacy and safety of Mitomycin and Aflibercept used to support primary trabeculectomy - a prospective, randomized trial in patients with open-angle glaucoma undergoing surgery.

Glaucoma is a group of chronic eye diseases that are characterized by a progressive optic nerve damage and consequent visual loss. In most cases, it is associated with elevated intraocular pressure. If glaucoma left untreated, complete blindness can occur. Prostaglandin analog- timolol FCs are common glaucoma therapy because these drugs have been shown to effectively lower intraocular pressure (IOP). It is also known that chronic use of preservatives in the drops leads to ocular surface disease (OSD) which can lead to low tolerability of prescribed drops and gaps in the dosing regimen. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether drug preservative elimination results in reduction of OSD symptoms and signs as well as improvement of latanoprost-timolol FC local tolerability in the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. In this trial, on each visit (V1, V2 and V3) following tests will be used: Snellen visual acuity, IOP measurement by Goldman applanation tonometry, OSD signs assessment on the slit lamp (corneal and conjunctival fluorescein surface staining, conjunctival hyperemia and tear film stability assessment using Tear Break- up Time test - TBUT). Visual Analog Scale (VAS) will be used for a subjective assessment of drug tolerability. The association of quality of life and dry eye symptoms in participants will be measured by the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire.

The emergence of minimally invasive glaucoma surgeries (MIGS) has seen a variety of potential innovative surgical alternatives to help better control intraocular pressure (IOP). The OMNI™ Surgical System (Sight Sciences, Menlo Park, CA, USA) is a promising MIGS procedure. It combines two procedures known as trabeculotomy and viscodilation of Schlemm's canal in one hand held device without the need for additional incisions or extra instrumentation. The device recently received FDA approval in the United States for certain indications in ophthalmic surgery. To date, no study has examined the effect of standalone viscodilation and trabeculotomy on glaucoma drop burden and IOP.

The use of Cyclodestruction procedures has been extended to patients with non-refractory glaucoma and good vision. Our aim is to compare the safety and efficacy of three cyclodestructive treatments; High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) Cyclocoagulation versus micropulse cyclophotocoagulation (MP-CPC) versus transscleral continuous wave cyclophotocoagulation (CW-CPC) for the treatment of Primary open angle glaucoma.

Baseline 24-hour SENSIMED Triggerfish (TF) recordings as well as functional and structural vision tests measured prospectively every 3 months over a 2-year period, will be used to model TF's ability to serve as a risk factor for individual progression rates.

Glaucoma is the second cause of blindness worldwide. Laser peripheral iridoplasty (LPI) is a simple and effective treatment for angle closure glaucoma. LPI can widen or reopen an existing angle close or angle adhesion in order to reduce the risk of attack of the angle closure glaucoma. However, there are very little research on the laser site, laser wavelengths, laser energy and laser spot intervals. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum laser site of LPI.

Glaucoma is the second cause of blindness worldwide. Laser peripheral iridoplasty (LPI) is a simple and effective treatment for angle closure glaucoma. LPI can widen or reopen an existing angle close or angle adhesion in order to reduce the risk of attack of the angle closure glaucoma. However, there are very little research on the laser site, laser wavelengths, laser energy and laser spot intervals. The purpose of this study is to determine the optimum laser wavelengths of LPI.

The purpose of this study is to assess how surgical interventions in glaucoma affect 24-hour intraocular pressure, 24-hour ocular perfusion pressure, optic nerve blood flow, and retinal oxygen saturation.

Glaucoma is among the leading causes for blindness in the western world. Elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) has been identified as the most important risk factor. However, some patients progress despite adequate IOP lowering while some subjects with elevated IOP never develop glaucoma. Other patients develop glaucoma although IOP measurements were always in the normal range. Therefore, other factors must be involved. In the last years, studies using MRI have been performed and evidence has accumulated that also changes in retrobulbar structures are present, in particular in the lateral geniculate nucleus and the visual cortex. However, these studies were limited by the low spatial resolution of the MRI instruments used. The investigators propose to overcome this problem by using an ultrahigh-field Magnetom 7T whole-body MR scanner (Siemens Medical, Germany) installed at the MR Centre of Excellence at the Medical University of Vienna. This scanner is equipped with a 32-channel head coil and the SC72 high-performance gradient system and is thus perfectly suited for structural and functional imaging. The aim of the present study is to investigate whether structural and functional parameters are altered in patients with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), normal tension glaucoma (NTG), ocular hypertension (OHT) compared to healthy control subjects. The exact topographical survey of intracranial structures such as the LGN and the assessment of neuronal structures by DTI may allow for the better assessment of therapeutic responses to new neuroprotective agents.

The purpose of the study is to determine the relationship of the intraocular pressure patterns recorded during 2 sessions using Triggerfish, before and after elective laser peripheral iridotomy in angle closure glaucoma patients