glaucoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Control group subject inclusion criteria: 1. Chinese adults aged between 40-60 years; 2. Spectacle corrected monocular VA: 0.2 logMAR or better after full correction; 3. No contact lens wear; 4. Free of ocular and systemic abnormalities e.g. cataract, diabetes mellitus (DM) Intraocular pressure (IOP): 21 mmHg or less in both eyes; 5. Difference in IOP between two eyes: 3 mmHg or less; 6. Able to give written consent. Newly diagnosed glaucoma group subject inclusion criteria: 1. Early onset of signs of primary open-angled glaucoma (POAG); 2. Intraocular pressure (IOP): 22 mmHg or more in one or both eyes; 3. Sign of optic nerve abnormalities according to the classification of Mild or Early Stage Glaucoma in the Glaucoma ICD-10 quick reference guide of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO); 4. Free from other ocular and systemic diseases e.g. cataract, DM etc.; 5. Able to give written consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Regular contact lens wear; 2. DM, severe heart disease, history of stroke; 3. Dry eye disease; 4. Underwent LASIK surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
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Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactProf. Leung Kai Shun Christopher
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Outcome results
None listed