The Effect of Ocular Massage on the Management of Elevated Intraocular Pressure After Acute Angle Closure

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02539758

Enrollment

Registered

2015-09-03

Start date

2013-07-31

Completion date

2014-09-30

Last updated

2015-09-03

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Conditions

Intraocular Pressure

Keywords

acute angle closure, ocular massage

Brief summary

Lowering intraocular pressure remains the mainstay of therapy in the management of glaucoma. The effect of ocular massage on intraocular pressure in patients with acute primary angle closure was the important thing.This was a prospective study, in which 20 eyes from 20 patients had acute angle closure. When they went to the hospital, ocular massage was performed without any medication. Intraocular pressure was detected by Goldmann tonometer, and Lenstar LS900 optical biometry observed changes of anterior chamber depth before and after ocular massage. Anterior chamber depth, anterior chamber angle and ciliary body were observed by Ultrasound biomicroscopy after massage, and anterior chamber angle was also checked by gonioscope after massage.

Detailed description

Background: Primary angle closure glaucoma is still the most common type in Asia. Lowering intraocular pressure remains the mainstay of therapy in the management of glaucoma, since it has been shown to be effective in reducing optic nerve damage and loss of vision. The objective of this study was to evaluate to assess the effect of ocular massage on intraocular pressure in patients with acute primary angle closure. Methods : This was a prospective study, in which 20 eyes from 20 patients had acute angle closure. When they went to the hospital, ocular massage was performed without any medication. Intraocular pressure was detected by Goldmann tonometer, and Lenstar LS900 optical biometry (Lenstar LS900) observed changes of anterior chamber depth before and after ocular massage. Anterior chamber depth, anterior chamber angle and ciliary body were observed by Ultrasound biomicroscopy (after massage, and anterior chamber angle was also checked by gonioscope after massage.

Interventions

OTHERocular massage

ocular massage could be applied over the globe over the closed eyelids with moderate massage strength for 15 minutes. The compression of the globe was given with finger, and press for 2 seconds, then by a 2 seconds release, with a frequency of 15 presses/minute.

DEVICELenstarLS900

observed changes of anterior chamber depth before and after ocular massage by LenstarLS900

DEVICEGoldmann tonometer

observed changes of intraocular pressure before and after ocular massage by Goldmann tonometer

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

45 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* All of them had documented evidence of acute angle closure.

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
observed changes of anterior chamber depth before and after ocular massage	before ocular massage and 15 minutes after massage

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
observed changes of intraocular pressure before and after ocular massage	before ocular massage and 15 minutes after massage

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026