Comparison between Trabeculectomy surgery outcomes with two different methods of application of Mitomycin C
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Eye DiseasesSurgeryGlaucoma
- Registration Number
- PACTR201508001201385
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1- Adult Patients undergoing trabeculectomy surgery with the clinical diagnosis of glaucoma in and over 18 years of age.
2- Children with congenital glaucoma, undergoing trabeculectomy surgery.
Exclusion Criteria
1- Prior glaucoma surgery except trabecular or iris based laser procedure
2- Prior Cyclodestructive procedures
3-Abnormal cornea that would make IOP measurements unreliable
4- Contraindication to the use of Mitomycin C (Pregnancy, Corneal or scleral chronic disease , connective tissue disease)
5- Inability to attend follow up visits
6- Intraocular pressure greater than 21 at postoperative week 1 (represents primary failure of the trabeculectomy)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intraocular pressure (IOP)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1- Bleb grading and presence of cystic blebs or encapsulation;2- adverse reactions