Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy Versus Trabeculotomy

Mansoura University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Primary Congenital Glaucoma

Treatments: Procedure: trabeculotomy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04683289

Visco-Suture-Trabeculotomy

Details and patient eligibility

About

comparing outcomes of Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy in primary congenital glaucoma to trabeculotomy

Full description

prospective randomized interventional study conducted on infants below the age of 2 years with PCG attending the outpatient clinic of Mansoura Ophthalmic Center of Mansoura University were recruited to compare the long-term surgical outcomes of this proposed technique (VCST) and rigid probe VT in patients with PCG.

Enrollment: 51 patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 2 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• infants below the age of 2 years with PCG

Exclusion criteria

• patients older than 2 years on presentation
• eyes with previous surgery
• eyes with secondary glaucoma
• eyes diagnosed as anterior segment dysgenesis syndrome

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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51 participants in 2 patient groups

Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy

Experimental group

Description:

Visco-Circumferential-Suture-Trabeculotomy

Treatment:

Procedure: trabeculotomy

viscotrabeculotomy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Viscotrabeculotomy

Treatment:

Procedure: trabeculotomy