Comparison of primary postoperative needling with anti-glaucoma medication in Ahmed Glaucoma valve (AGV) implantation outcome
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Glaucoma.Primary open-angle glaucomaH40.11
- Registration Number
- IRCT20240217061030N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who recently underwent AGV shunt surgery due to high intraocular pressure and glaucomatous optic nerve damage also their IOP was higher than target pressure
Absence of scarring and extensive fibrosis in the conjunctiva
Not using anti-glaucoma drugs before therapeutic intervention
Observing the presence of fluid around the shunt plate during examination
Exclusion Criteria
Pregnancy
Breastfeeding
Poor cooperation during the examination with the slit lamp or during the needling operation behind the slit lamp
Impossibility of follow-up and frequent patient visits
Identifying eye surface tumors in the studied eye during follow-up or some eye surface diseases that require special interventions
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Intraocular pressure. Timepoint: 1, 3, 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Goldman tonometry.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of antiglaucoma drugs. Timepoint: 1, 3, 6 months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Counting.