Comparison of Quality of life (QOL) in medical and surgical therapies of glaucoma

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Health Condition 1: H409- Unspecified glaucoma

• Registration Number: CTRI/2020/05/025441
• Lead Sponsor: Government Medical college and Hospital Chandigarh

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 24 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot Yet Recruiting
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

•Group I: Patients of moderate and severe glaucoma on medical therapy for a period of 3 months to 1 year.

•Group II: Patients who have undergone glaucoma filtration surgery in the form of trabeculectomy at least 3 months before the study.

•Group III: Patients who have undergone a glaucoma drainage device placement at least 3 months before the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients with already compromised quality of life owing to physical disability, hearing disability or neuropsychiatric conditions.

Patients who had a trabeculectomy/implant surgery within the 3 months preceding the study period.

Patients with other eye diseases such as visually significant cataract, disorders affecting the retina like diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, age related macular degeneration (ARMD).

Patients who underwent a cataract surgery in combination with the trabeculectomy in the same sitting (phacotrabeculectomy).

Patients of mild glaucoma or those on monotherapy(receiving single drug therapy)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified