Glaucoma, ocular hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
The selected patients will undergo a period of medication washout to observe the basal eye pressure by applanation tonometry, which will be the comparator after one year of follow-up. After the washou
Procedure/surgery
E02.594
Sponsors
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
40 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: People with open-angle glaucoma or high-risk ocular hypertension; Mild to moderate glaucoma; 40 to 80 years of age; Patient being treated with topical hypotensive eye drops.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Advanced open-angle glaucoma; Glaucoma secondary to trauma and medication; In treatment for other ophthalmic diseases that require laser applications or treatment with intraocular injections; Previous incisional glaucoma surgery; Previous laser treatment for glaucoma; Presence of corneal opacity that prevents adequate vision of the trabecular meshwork; Intraocular inflammation in the last 3 months or previous surgery in the last 6 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Difference in percentage reduction in intraocular pressure after 1 year of selective laser trabeculoplasty. Compared with basal intraocular pressure after washout. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of patients with controlled intraocular pressure and less than 18 mmHg at the end of one year of follow-up;Reduction in the amount of eye drops used at the end of the follow-up | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLeopoldo Barbosa
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed