Dresden Glaucoma and Treatment Study (DGTS)

Technische Universität Dresden

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Glaucoma, Low Tension

Glaucoma

Glaucoma, Open-Angle

Glaucoma, Angle-Closure

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02959242

DGTS

Details and patient eligibility

About

To assure the quality of follow-up and treatment, data of glaucoma patients are stored and evaluated after anonymisation.

Full description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of follow-up and treatment by means of consecutive data collection and anonymised analysis of all glaucoma patients of a tertiary university hospital glaucoma service.

Parameters being analyzed are:

Age, sex, refraction, family history, known duration of glaucoma, highest intraocular pressure before treatment, systemic and topical medication, previous ocular surgery.

24h Goldmann-applanation tonometry, biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT), glaucoma diagnosis with Scanning-Laser-Polarimetry (GDx), optical coherence tomography (OCT), Pentacam, Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA), Corvis ST (Corneal Visualization with the Scheimpflug Technology), perimetry

Enrollment

10,000 estimated patients

Sex

All

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria