Cataract surgery with laser Vs cataract surgery alone in Primary angle closure Glaucoma
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and SurgicalHealth Condition 2: H402- Primary angle-closure glaucomaHealth Condition 3: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1)Mild to moderate PACG patients with visually significant cataract (VA <6/12) with patent PI and IOP = 21 mmhg on =3 medications
2)Age = 40 years
3)Patient willing to give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1)Severe PACG patients
(CDR=0.9 and/or MD worse than -12dB)
2)Patients with acute angle closure attack
3)Other forms of glaucoma (POAG, Secondary glaucoma, etc.)
4)Patients with corneal opacity
5)Patients with any active ocular infection
6)Any ocular surgery in previous 6 months (with exception of laser PI)
7)One eyed patients
8)Patients unwilling to give consent
9))Uncooperative patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in intraocular pressureTimepoint: Day 1, 1 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1.Reduction in number of anti-glaucoma medications <br/ ><br>2.Improvement in BCVA <br/ ><br>3.Postoperative complications <br/ ><br>4.Changes in angle parameters <br/ ><br>5.Visual field changeTimepoint: Day 1, 1 weeks, 4 weeks, 3 months and 6 months