Status:

COMPLETED

Changes of Trace Elements in Aqueous Humor, Blood and Tears and Analysis of Related Factors

Lead Sponsor:

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Conditions:

Primary Glaucoma

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

Trace elements are one of the indispensable substances in human body and play an important physiological role. Zinc is a trace element second only to iron in organisms, which is widely distributed in ...

Detailed Description

Glaucoma is a group of optic nerve diseases characterized by progressive and irreversible degeneration of retinal ganglion cells and their axons. There are different opinions on the pathogenesis of gl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • \- If you meet the following conditions, you can participate in our study and become a subject in the case group:
  • those who are over 50 years old and can complete all the examinations and examinations.
  • other secondary and developmental factors have been excluded and diagnosed as primary glaucoma.
  • before anti-glaucoma surgery, you can take part in blood sampling examination and collect sufficient tears, and sufficient aqueous humor can be collected during the operation.
  • If you meet the following conditions, you can participate in our study and become a subject in the disease control group:
  • those who are over 18 years old and can complete all the tests and examinations.
  • other factors have been excluded and age-related cataract has been clearly diagnosed.
  • before cataract surgery, you can take part in blood sampling examination and collect sufficient tears, and sufficient aqueous humor can be collected during the operation.
  • If you meet the following conditions, you can participate in our study and become a normal control group:
  • those who are over 50 years old and can complete all the tests and examinations.
  • No previous history of ophthalmopathy (except ametropia, strabismus and age-related cataract).
  • normal eye examination (intraocular pressure \< 21mmHg, chamber angle open, cup / plate ratio normal, visual field normal).
  • can cooperate with those who take part in blood test and collect enough tears. -
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • those who have a history of eye trauma, eye surgery or eye laser.
  • elevated intraocular pressure and glaucoma optic nerve damage caused by secondary or developmental factors (such as neovascularization, uveitis, trauma, lens-related factors, surgery, drugs, etc.).
  • suffering from other eye diseases that may affect metabolism (such as uveitis, ocular neovascularization, age-related macular degeneration, etc.) and major systemic diseases (such as heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, hepatitis, digestive tract malabsorption, hypothyroidism, vitamin deficiency, mental illness, severe psoriasis, malignant tumors, etc.).
  • pregnant, lactating and pregnant women.
  • those who refuse to sign the informed consent form due to discomfort or other reasons or voluntarily withdraw from the researcher.
  • those who are unable to cooperate with the relevant inspection and inspection

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 20 2020

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    October 20 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    167 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04515030

    Start Date

    August 20 2020

    End Date

    October 20 2022

    Last Update

    December 7 2022

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    Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, 510060