Glaucoma
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Japan Glaucoma Society
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Primary open-angle glaucoma patients to fullfill the following criterias. The intraocular pressure (IOP) lowering drugs are not used or after four weeks or more have passed since the IOP drugs were discontinued, the IOP is 15 mmHg or less excluding one measurement at five times or more measured on different days within six months. The tonometry mesurements should be always less than 21 mmHg. The level of visual field defect: MD of both eyes is more excellent than that of -15 dB.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: An equivalent sphered value is -9.0D less than or +9.0D or more. Best corrected visual acuity is less than 0.8. Anamnestic history of any eye surgerys including laser therapy. Eyes with cataract that influences the visual field. The patinets who have taken orally hypotensive agents or agents about protection of tissue damege. The patinets who have troubles such as hepertension (over 160/90) and diabetes mellitus.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Progression of visual field defect and/or optic disc damage | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Campimetry results with Humphrey automated perimeter,disc hemorrhage and parameter of HRT II and GDx VCC | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactSakata Rei
The University of Tokyo Hospital Department of Ophthalmology
Outcome results
None listed