Status:

COMPLETED

Surgical Treatment of Refractory Open Angle Glaucoma

Lead Sponsor:

iScience Interventional Corporation

Conditions:

Open Angle Glaucoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and performance of the Suprachoroidal Dissection Instrument in creating a fistula between Schlemm's canal and the suprachoroida...

Detailed Description

The Suprachoroidal Dissection Instrument (SDI) is a manually operated surgical instrument designed for use within Schlemm's canal. The instrument can access Schlemm's canal through a small ab-externo ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Available for up to 3 years follow-up.
  • Diagnosed with primary open-angle, pseudoexfoliative, or pigmentary glaucoma or more than one glaucoma diagnosis of these types.
  • Subject scheduled to undergo glaucoma surgery with the Suprachoroidal Dissection Instrument involving creation of fistula between Schlemm's canal and the suprachoroidal space without combined cataract surgery.
  • Subject has failed at least one incisional glaucoma surgery (trabeculectomy, tube shunt, deep sclerectomy, viscocanalostomy, canaloplasty) or angle surgery (Trabectome) OR Is not a candidate for conventional glaucoma surgery due to reasons such as the presence of scleral buckle or compromised conjunctiva.
  • Subject has IOP ≥ 16 mm Hg on maximally tolerated medications within the six week (-42 days) period prior to surgery.
  • Visual field defect defined as mean deviation (MD) score worse than or equal to -10 dB on the Swedish Interactive Threshold Algorithm \[SITA\] Standard 24-2 Humphrey Analysis during the 6 month period prior to surgery. OR Subject has vertical cup-to-disk ratio ≥ 0.75 during the 6 month period prior to surgery.

Exclusion

  • Significant lens opacities or patient is candidate for cataract surgery during the duration of the study.
  • The patient had developmental glaucoma or a secondary glaucoma including steroid-induced, uveitic, or neovascular glaucoma (with the exception of pigmentary and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma).
  • The patient has narrow angle component possibly associated with glaucoma in the operative eye.
  • The subject has angle recession in the operative eye.
  • Significant ocular disease other than glaucoma affecting the assessment of visual function.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

May 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

4 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01212861

Start Date

August 1 2010

End Date

May 1 2012

Last Update

September 12 2012

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Glaucoma Associates of Texas

Dallas, Texas, United States, 75231