Saccadic Eye Movements Are Impaired In Glaucoma

Unity Health Toronto

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Glaucoma, Open-Angle

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01254058

REB 06-056

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether rapid eye movements called saccades are impaired in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease of visual pathways.

Full description

Eye movements that quickly scan a visual scene are critical to a number of daily activities including driving. It is not known whether rapid eye movement called saccades, are altered in glaucoma.

Enrollment: 40 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Ages from 40-80 years. Primary open angle glaucoma is defined by characteristic glaucomatous optic nerve head findings and the presence of corresponding visual field deficits in one or both eyes. All control subjects will be age-matched, with no ocular medical or surgical history, and a completely normal eye examination. Age-matched controls will be recruited from local hospital personnel and accompanying relatives.

Exclusion criteria

• Any patient with a history of other eye disease, neurological disease or neurodegenerative disorder, or history of incisional ocular surgery within the previous month will be excluded.

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Glaucoma Group

Age-Matched Controls