Open Angle Glaucoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aaged 18 years and above; 2. Patients are diagnoised with open angle glaucoma (detected by gonioscopy or ultrasound biomicroscopy) with or without cataract; 3. Medically uncontrolled glaucoma, that is, well-documented progression of visual field defects and glaucomatous optic neuropathy including thinning or notching of the neuroretinal rim, localized or diffuse retinal nerve fiber layer loss, an enlarged cup disc ratio (vertical diameter), and accompanied by correlated typical glaucomatous visual field loss despite the use of maximal topical treatment. In addition, it also includes patients with contraindications to the use of topical medications or with drug intolerance; 4. Patients did not undergo other intraocular surgery or laser surgery within 6 months.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients have history of other intraocular surgery or laser surgery within 6 months; 2. Patients have severe oculopathy, such as, proliferative or severe nonproliferative retinopathy, retinal vein occlusion or retinal artery occlusion, neuropathy other than glaucoma, eye cancer; 3. Patients have severe systemic disease; 4. Patient is pregnant or breast feeding.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| intra ocular pressure;IOP-lowering medications;complications; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visul acuity;the presence and size of the intrascleral lake; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Tianjin Eye Hospital