infection of chlamydia pneumoniae and normal-tension glaucoma
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- normal-tension glaucoma
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000000942
- Lead Sponsor
- Keio University School of Medicine,Department of Ophthalmology
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Subjects with other ophthalmic conditions such as angle closure glaucoma, pigment dispersion glaucoma, exfoliative glaucoma, trauma, any other type of secondary glaucoma, subjects with high myopia exceeding -10D or hyperopia below +3D, subjects below 40 or over 85 years of age, were excluded. None of these patients and controls had been taking steroids or immunosupressive agents. Other exclusion criteria for both groups were smoking and a history of any chronic systemic disease including diabetes mellitus, hypertension and auto-immune disease
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method opticlal density unit measured by ElISA for C.pneumoniae antigen
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method