CPC in Adult Refractory Glaucoma

Sohag University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Refractory Glaucoma

Treatments: Procedure: Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04921098

Soh-Med-21-05-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the relative effectiveness and safety of diode laser cyclophotocoagulation procedure to reduce IOP and relieve pain in adult patients with refractory glaucoma.

Full description

A hospital -based, prospective interventional non comparative case series study.This study will be conducted on patients with refractory glaucoma whose ages are 18 years and older.They will be subjected to Transscleral Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation.

Postoperative evaluation will be scheduled for the first day postoperative, then 1 week later and then at 1st, 3rd, month postoperative.

Enrollment: 25 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients with refractory glaucoma aging 18 years and older.
  2. Both sexes are included.
  3. Patients Capable of giving informed consent.
  4. Pseudophkic glaucoma.
  5. Aphakic glaucoma.
  6. Silicon oil induced glaucoma.
  7. Neovascular glaucoma.
  8. Inflammatory glaucoma.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients <18 years of age.
2. Patients controlled on regular antiglaucomatous therapy.
3. Patients who cannot do regular follow up visits.
4. Diffuse scleral staphyloma at the site of CPC.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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25 participants in 1 patient group

Refractory glaucoma

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Diode Laser Cyclophotocoagulation