Health Condition 1: H40- Glaucoma Health Condition 2: H401- Open-angle glaucoma
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy or GATT: For the GATT procedure, a 5-0 Prolene suture will be thermally blunted using a lowtemperature cautery. The blunted 5-0 prolene s
Sponsors
Maulana Azad medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Moderate to advanced open angle glaucoma. Pseudoexfoliation andpigmentary glaucoma (moderate to severe). Patients with visually significant cataract requiring cataract surgery whose visual acuity is less then or equal to 6/12. Pseudophakic patients with more than 3 months history of cataract surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Mono-ocular patients or one eyed patients. 2. Patient with history of ocular trauma or previous ocular surgery, other than cataract surgery. 3. Patience on anticoagulants. 4. Patients who have corneal pathology or previous corneal refractive Surgery, which will affect the visualisation of angle on gonioscopy and IOP measurement.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Number of eyes with complete success of GATT in OAG [defined as IOP less then 18 mmHg or 20% reduction without anti-glaucoma medication (AGM)]Timepoint: 3 Months, 4Months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the Number of eyes with qualified success of GATT in OAG (defined as IOP less than 18 mmHg or 20% reduction with use of AGM) at 3 months and 4 months. Mean IOP change/reduction post operatively at 3 months and 4 months. Mean change/reduction in the number of anti-glaucoma medications at 3 months and 4 months.Timepoint: 3 months and 4 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Annu Joon
Maulana Azad medical College
Outcome results
None listed