The Role of Steroids Following Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty

West Virginia University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Glaucoma

Treatments: Drug: prednisolone acetate 1%

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00406042

16678

Details and patient eligibility

About

To evaluate whether or not using topical steroids after selective laser trabeculoplasty affects intraocular pressure outcomes.

Full description

Subjects undergoing bilateral SLT will be randomly assigned to use prednisolone acetate 1% in one eye four times daily with no treatment in the fellow eye, for one week following SLT. Examinations will occur at baseline, and one week, one month and three months after SLT. IOP and anterior chamber inflammation will be noted at each visit.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• glaucoma or ocular hypertension
• need for bilateral SLT

Exclusion criteria

• eye disease precluding accurate IOP measurement
• contraindication to topical prednisolone acetate

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind