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Optic Nerve Head Strain as Biomarker for Glaucoma

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Glaucoma, Open-Angle
Interventions
Device: Images of eye at 2 eye pressures
Registration Number
NCT06240312
Lead Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Brief Summary

The investigators will test the hypothesis that images of the optic nerve head taken a 2 different eye pressures will yield strain estimates that are predictive of the course of glaucoma.

Detailed Description

Existing glaucoma patients and suitable control adults will be imaged with an FDA-approved optical coherence tomography instrument. Those who are imaged at 2 different eye pressures will generate biomechanical strain estimates. These will be compared to visual field and retinal nerve fiber layer measurements over time. The investigators expect that baseline strain and their changes over time will be associated with progression rate of glaucoma damage, providing a biomarker for susceptibility.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
130
Inclusion Criteria
  • Existing glaucoma patients of Johns Hopkins
Exclusion Criteria
  • Inability to perform imaging
  • illiterate
  • hearing impaired
  • non-English speakers

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
All subjectsImages of eye at 2 eye pressuresEach subject will be imaged at two different times and eye pressures
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Optic nerve head mechanical strain compared to visual field change over timeApproximately 3 years

Strains measured at baseline are tested for association with glaucoma course

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Johns Hopkins University

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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