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Xen 45 implant versus Deep Sclerectomy in the surgical treatment of open angle glaucoma: A comparative study in a South African tertiary hospital

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Eye Diseases
Registration Number
PACTR201906908757116
Lead Sponsor
niversity of the Witwatersrand Faculty of Health Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
12
Inclusion Criteria

•CMJAH eye clinic adult patients (18 years of age or older)
•Bilateral open angle glaucoma (primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), exfoliation glaucoma (XFG) or pigment dispersion syndrome (PDS)) requiring surgery to both eyes:
oGLAUCOMA DIAGNOSIS will be based on the appearance of the optic nerve head, open angles on gonioscopy, optical coherence tomography (OCT) structural assessments and humphrey visual field changes
oREQUIREMENTS FOR SURGERY:
?IOP greater than 18mmHg despite maximal tolerated medical therapy
?Progression of optic nerve cupping, thinning of the retinal nerve fibre layer or progression of visual field defects despite maximal tolerated medical therapy

Exclusion Criteria

•Post-traumatic and angle-recession glaucoma
•Neovascular glaucoma
•Uveitic glaucoma
•Occludable angles on gonioscopy
•Previous intra-ocular surgery other than uncomplicated cataract surgery
•Prior conjunctival surgery or pathology
•Active inflammation (blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis)
•Impaired episcleral venous pressure (for example Sturge-Weber syndrome, nanophthalmos or thyroid eye diseases

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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