Status:

COMPLETED

Short-term Outcomes of Iridoplasty for Persistent Angle Closure Despite Patent Iridotomies

Lead Sponsor:

Instituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana

Conditions:

Angle Closure Glaucoma

Glaucoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Purpose: To evaluate short-term angle opening after argon peripheral iridoplasty using AS-OCT and to report its complications at 1-week and 1-month follow up in patients that did not achieve a satisf...

Detailed Description

Background Argon laser peripheral iridoplasty (ALPI) (Figure 1) is an iris-remodeling procedure that intends to widen the iridocorneal angle through redistribution of peripheral iris tension forces cl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with an occludable angle in more than two quadrants in dark room dynamic gonioscopy and patent iridotomies of at least 2 weeks were included
  • A supplemental diagnosis regarding the etiology of persistent angle closure by ultrabiomicroscopy and A-scan ultrasound was obtained.

Exclusion

  • Patients with synechiae of more than one quadrant
  • Advanced glaucomatous damage
  • Prompt cataract surgery plans and those who did not wish to participate were excluded

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02199158

Start Date

July 1 2012

End Date

January 1 2013

Last Update

July 24 2014

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"Fundación Conde de Valenciana" Ophthalmology Institute

Mexico City, Obrera, Mexico, 06800