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Measuring Eye Pressure using two different Instruments

Comparison of Transpalpebral Easyton Tonometer with Goldmann Appalanation Tonometer in Persons with Glaucoma

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/01/039643
Enrollment
260
Registered
2022-01-21
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H401- Open-angle glaucoma

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

AUROLAB
Lead Sponsor
ELAMED
Collaborator

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients diagnosed with Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, Primary Angle Closure Disease, Pseudo exfoliation Glaucoma, Pigmentary Glaucoma, Normal Tension Glaucoma, Juvenile Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension and Glaucoma suspects

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Evident scleral and/or conjunctival pathology 2) Presence of transmissible infections/conjunctivitis/keratitis/blepharitis 3) Presence of lid abnormalities such as chalazia, entropion, ectropion, exposure keratitis 4) Presence of corneal diseases precluding GAT, corneal edema, bullous keratopathy and corneal scars 5) Debilitated patients and those with difficulty in neck posture maintenance, cervical spondylitis 6) Inflammatory eye diseases uveitis, significant diabetic retinopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Evidence of the accuracy and agreement of IOP measured using EASYTON transpalpebral tonometry in comparsion with the GAT and also the possibility of finding an alternative to GAT especially in screening patients for glaucoma in the community and general ophthalmology clinicsTimepoint: 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Submission of the findings in a peer reviewed journalTimepoint: 12 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDrVidhya Raja S

Aravind Eye Hospital

s.vidya@aravind.org914524356100

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026