Patients with neovascular glaucoma
Conditions
Interventions
Patients are treated with an intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg bevacizumab (avastin) within 5 days before trabeculectomy, then treated with trabeculectomy. Then, they are treated with an intravitreal
Sponsors
Kumamoto University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with neovascular glaucoma. Intraocular pressure levels of higher than 21 mmHg before trabeculectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients who have been previously treated with trabeculectomy. Patients who had been treated with bevacizumab within recent 2 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Intraocular pressure levels after an additional treatment of bevacizumab following trabeculectomy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The size of filtrating bleb. The inflammation in the anterior chamber The concentrations of cytokines in the anterior chamber. | — |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed