Micropulse Laser Trabeculoplasty as Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma

University Hospital of Patras

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Open-angle Glaucoma; Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma

Treatments: Procedure: Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03483402

58/15.02.2018/5103

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a single session of micropulse laser trabeculoplasty (MLT) on cornea in eyes with primary open glaucoma (POAG) and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG).

Full description

Patients with PEXG under prostaglandine analogue monotherapy with inadequate IOP control are treated with 360-degrees 532nm MLT.

Patients are evaluated at 1 day, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 12 months post-MLT. After trabeculoplasty patients are maintained in treatment with the same drug regimen as pre-MLT.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with POAG or PEXG under treatment with glaucoma agents requiring additional reduction of IOP, age older than 18 years, patients willing to provide informed consent to participate in the study and to adhere to the follow-up schedule.

Exclusion criteria

• pre-existing corneal pathology or scar, history of any previous ocular surgery or any planned ocular surgery during the study, history of prior laser trabeculoplasty, end-stage glaucoma with advanced visual field defect, monocular patients, history of trauma, and concurrent systemic or topical steroid use
• patients unable to present for follow up

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 1 patient group

PEXG treated with MLT

Experimental group

Description:

Patients with pseudoexfoliation glaucoma (PEXG) under prostaglandine analogue monotherapy with inadequate IOP control treated with 360-degrees 532nm micropulse laser trabeculoplasty (MLT)

Treatment:

Procedure: Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty