the Impact of EECP on Intraocular Pressure

Sun Yat-sen University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Intraocular Pressure

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01774188

EECP-IOP

Details and patient eligibility

About

EECP therapy may affect the intraocular pressure while improving the ischemia systemic organ blood perfusion the same time. The present study investigated the impact of Enhanced Extracorporeal Counterpulsation treatment on the intraocular pressure.

Full description

Select 40 cases of patients (80eyes) who had counter pulsation treatment at Enhanced External Counter Pulsation (EECP) Specialist in First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University during Apr 2012 - Mar 2013. Separated the patients into 2 groups according to having glaucoma history or not.The cases whose eyes have erythralgia and who have received corneal surgery or intraocular surgery in recent one month are excluded.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• counter Enhanced External Counter Pulsation treatment

Exclusion criteria

• whose eyes have erythralgia
• who have received corneal surgery or intraocular surgery in recent one month
• Hemorrhagic disease
• Atrial fibrillation
• Aortic regurgitation
• thrombophlebitis or infection lesions
• severe hypertensive

Trial design

40 participants in 2 patient groups

Intraocular pressure, EECP, no glaucoma

Description:

To examine no glaucoma patients' intraocular pressure before and after the treatment of Enhanced Extracorporeal Counterpulsation. EECP one hour per day, 5 hours a week for a total of 35 hours lasting 7 weeks

intraocular pressure, EECP, glaucoma

Description:

To examine glaucoma patients' intraocular pressure before and after the treatment of Enhanced Extracorporeal Counterpulsation. EECP one hour per day, 5 hours a week for a total of 35 hours lasting 7 weeks.