The Baerveldt Implant. Corneal endothelial changes and tube position.
Completed
- Conditions
- glaucoma10018307
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41928
- Lead Sponsor
- Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Age 18-80 years.
Informed consent.
Primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma or normal tension glaucoma.
Exclusion Criteria
History of corneal diseases (e.g. Fuchs* endothelial dystrophy, HSV keratitis).
Cataract surgery less than 12 months before.
History of ocular comorbidity.
Functionally monocular patients.
Need for glaucoma surgery combined with other ocular procedures or an anticipated need for additional ocular surgery.
Best corrected visual acuity less than 0.1.
Study eye received Baerveldt implant before.
Fellow eye already included in this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Correlation between endothelial cell counts and tube position.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Pachymetry.<br /><br>Cell morphology.<br /><br>Stromal changes.<br /><br>Tube length.<br /><br>Corneal decompensation.</p><br>