Phacotrabeculotomy Versus CCI+Phaco in Patients With Borderline Control of Intraocular Pressure

Medical University of Vienna

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma; Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma

Treatments: Procedure: Phacoemulsification, Implantation of IOL, trabeculotomy; Procedure: Phacoemulsification, implantation of intraocular lens

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00346931

CCI-PTO-2004-AKH

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to determine whether combined cataract and glaucoma surgery (phacotrabeculotomy)is more effective in lowering intraocular pressure than cataract surgery alone in patients with borderline control of intraocular pressure.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Clinical Diagnosis of Primary Open Angle or Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma and Cataract

Exclusion criteria

• Other glaucoma than POAG or PEX-Glaucoma
• Medically uncontrolled Glaucoma:

IOP > 24 mmHg with two topical medications IOP > 21 mmHg with three topical medications

• IOP < 18 mmHg with two topical medications IOP < 16 mmHg with three topical medications
• previous ocular surgery
• other ocular pathologies affecting visual acuity
• disorders of immune system

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)