Status:
UNKNOWN
Evaluation of Blood Flow Regulation With Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
Lead Sponsor:
Augenabteilung Allgemeines Krankenhaus Linz
Conditions:
Low Tension Glaucoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
40+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study includes Caucasian patients with diagnosis of normal tension glaucoma and age- and sex-matched healthy individuals. Measurements of optic nerve head blood flow will be performed with laser s...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- presence of glaucomatous optic disc changes in biomicroscopy and visual field defects or abnormal circumpapillary retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) thinning (evaluated by OCT as defined by the on-board software)
- IOP ≤ 21mmHg without therapy
- normal open angle in a gonioscopic examination
- age \> 40 years
Exclusion
- IOP \> 21 mmHg in patients' history
- ametropia \> 6 diopters
- cataract with severity greater than grade 2 of the lens opacities classification system (LOCS) classification
- presence of corneal opacities
- uncontrolled hypertension with systolic blood pressure (SBP) \> 165mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \> 100mmHg
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 5 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
18 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03391518
Start Date
February 5 2017
End Date
January 31 2018
Last Update
January 5 2018
Active Locations (1)
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AKh Linz
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria, 4021