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Clinical Trials/NCT02356094
NCT02356094UnknownNot Applicable

Posterior Cornea in Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga1 site in 1 country100 target enrollmentStarted: January 2015Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
Enrollment
100
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Mean posterior corneal elevation

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Characterization of posterior corneal changes in primary open angle glaucoma patients, using Scheimpflug examination.

Detailed Description

A cohort of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) patients is submitted to Scheimpflug Pentacam examination. The results are compared with a control group of age and central corneal thickness matched healthy subjects

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Case Control
Time Perspective
Retrospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Primary open angle glaucoma, with the diagnosis supported on structural and functional complementary exams according to the current European Glaucoma Society guidelines
  • Healthy subjects from the General Ophthalmology Outpatient Clinic

Exclusion Criteria

  • age inferior to 18 years old
  • primary closed angle glaucoma
  • secondary open angle glaucoma
  • previous intra-ocular surgery
  • known or suspected corneal disease
  • previous intra-ocular inflammation
  • previous ocular trauma

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean posterior corneal elevation

Time Frame: Single point in time, at baseline at the moment of study enrollment

Mean posterior corneal elevation based on the relative elevation of the cornea related with the best-fit sphere

Secondary Outcomes

  • Mean anterior corneal elevation(Single point in time, at baseline at the moment of study enrollment)

Investigators

Sponsor
Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Pedro Gil

Pedro Gil, MSc, MD

Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga

Study Sites (1)

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