Neurotomy of Optic Nerve in Non-Arthritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Phase 1
Completed
- Conditions
- Non Arthritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
- Registration Number
- NCT00372021
- Lead Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Non-arthritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is the most common cause of sudden visual loss due to optic nerve involvement in patients above 50 years old. As this problem can be considered as a sclera out let syndrome an there is no effective and successful treatment for it, we decided to do a neurotomy procedure and relax the involved optic nerve in order to achieve acceptable treating outcome.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Patients with non-arthritic anterior ischemic optic nerve
Exclusion Criteria
- Visual acuity more than 20/200
- Other intra occular operations
- Passing more than 4 weeks of the problem
- Arthritic anterior ischemic optic nerve
- Age under 50 years
- Consumption of previous pharmaceutical treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Ophthalmic Research Center
🇮🇷Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of