Status:
UNKNOWN
African Descent and Glaucoma Evaluation Study
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Diego
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Conditions:
Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
According to the National Eye Institute, Glaucoma affects about three million Americans. Among Blacks in the United States, open- angle glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible visual loss. Glauc...
Detailed Description
The purpose of the study is: 1. To further determine the nature of vision loss and optic nerve structural change associated with glaucoma. Using recently developed measures of visual function and tec...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Open angles
- Best-corrected acuity of 20/40 or better
- Spherical refraction within + 5.0 D, and cylinder within + 3.0 D with plus OR minus cylinders
- ≥ 18 years old
- A family history of glaucoma is allowed
- Ability to obtain adequate or better quality stereophotographs
- Ability to do reliable standard Humphrey 30-2 or 24-2 visual fields
- Participants with glaucoma or at risk for glaucoma or healthy controls
Exclusion
- History of intraocular surgery (except uncomplicated cataract or glaucoma surgery)
- Problems other than Glaucoma affecting color vision
- Non glaucomatous secondary causes of elevated IOP ( e.g. iridocyclitis, trauma)
- Other intraocular eye disease
- Other diseases affecting visual field (e:g pituitary lesions, demyelinating diseases, HIV+ or AIDS, or diabetic retinopathy) with medications known to affect visual field sensitivity
- Problems other than Glaucoma affecting color vision
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2002
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
1540 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00221923
Start Date
September 1 2002
End Date
July 1 2022
Last Update
July 6 2021
Active Locations (3)
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1
University of Alabama-Callahan Eye Foundation, Prof. Bldg.
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233
2
UCSD Hamilton Glaucoma Center
La Jolla, California, United States, 92093-0946
3
New York Eye & Ear Infirmary
New York, New York, United States, 10003