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Assessment of the Profile of Patients with eye pressure disease, where the eye pressure tends to be normal but there can be damage to the nerve of the vision (optic nerve)

A Cross Sectional Study to Assess the Clinical and Demographic Profile and the Systemic Association in Patients with Normal Tension Glaucoma

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/02/049631
Enrollment
57
Registered
2023-02-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H42- Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Dr Gayathri R
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients newly diagnosed to have normal tension glaucoma

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. All cases of glaucoma except NTG, including Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), Primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG), secondary glaucoma 2. Glaucoma Suspects: Disc suspect, Ocular hypertension 3. Those patients who are already on treatment for NTG 4. Presence of any other ocular disease that could have caused the optic nerve head changes 5. Those with any previous intraocular surgery other than cataract surgery done at least 3 months prior to recruitment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To assess the clinical and demographic profile of patients with normal tension glaucoma. 2.To evaluate for predisposing systemic associations and to assess their prevalence in patients with NTG. Timepoint: 1.5 years—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To find out reasons for presentation of patients with normal tension glaucoma. 2. To assess the impact of family history of glaucoma in the study cohort. 3. To study the OCTA changes in NTG. Timepoint: 1.5 years—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Gayathri R

Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology

kavitha@aravind.org9894611575

Outcome results

None listed

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