The Objective is to Evaluate the Anterior Chamber Angle After BANG Procedure, the Study Will Recruit 12 Patients Who Will Undergo Planned Goniectomy for Uncontrolled POAG, Anterior Segment OCT Scan Will Be Used to Evaluate the Anterior Chamber Postoperatively.

Anterior Chamber Angle Changes After Bent Angle Needle Goniectomy Procedure, Anterior Segment OCT Study

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06526416

Enrollment

Registered

2024-07-29

Start date

2024-11-01

Completion date

2025-01-01

Last updated

2024-07-29

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Conditions

Glaucoma, Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

Keywords

Bent angle needle goniectomy, anterior segment optical coherence tomography, Primary open angle glaucoma

Brief summary

Evaluation of anterior segment using anterior segment optical coherence tomography in patients undergoing planned bent angle needle goniectomy procedure for uncontrolled open angle glaucoma.

Interventions

OTHERAnterior segment optical coherence tomography

Imaging of the anterior segment of the eye using optical coherence tomography

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients who are being treated for primary open angle glaucoma using eye drops. 2. Patients with uncontrolled intraocular pressure >21 mm Hg 3. All recruited patients should have open anterior chamber angles demonstrated on gonioscopy examination. 4. Patients giving consent for operation and follow up

Exclusion criteria

* 1- Pseudophakic patients 2- Advanced glaucoma patients. 3- Patients who are to have trabeculectomy or laser trabeculoplasty. 4- Patients with secondary glaucoma. 5- Patients who are unable to give consent for surgery or follow up. 6- Patients with previous trauma to the eye

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To detect the changes in anterior chamber angle using Anterior segment OCT after BANG goniectomy	12 weeks after the day of surgery.	To detect the changes in anterior chamber angle using Anterior segment OCT after BANG goniectomy

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
To detect any correlation between the post-op anterior chamber angle changes and the intraocular pressure.	12 weeks after the day of surgery.	To detect any correlation between the post-op anterior chamber angle changes and the intraocular pressure.

Contacts

Primary ContactMohammed A Awwad, MSc, MD, PhD

mohamed.awad@fmed.bu.edu.eg+201017014208

Backup ContactNader H.F Hassan, MSc, MD, PhD

naderhf@fmed.bu.edu.eg+201224727982

Outcome results

None listed

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