Trabeculectomy With MMC Versus Ahmed Glaucoma Implant for Treatment of Pediatric Aphakic Glaucoma

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 3; Phase 2

Conditions: Pediatric Aphakic Glaucoma

Treatments: Procedure: trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00371072

8370

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this randomized clinical trial we compare trabeculectomy with mitomycin-C (T+MMC) and Ahmed glaucoma implant (AGI) in treatment of aphakic glaucoma in children under 16 years of age.Complete and qualified success were defined as 5≤IOP≤21mmHg without and with medication respectively and we came to this point that; T+MMC and AGI are comparable in terms of success rate and complications in pediatric aphakic glaucoma.

Sex: All

Ages: Under 16 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• congenital cataract
• history of cataract surgery
• under 16 years old
• Ocular pressure more than 21 mmHg

Exclusion criteria

• interruption of the follow up before 6 month
• Anterior segment dysgenesis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind