Intra Ocular Pressure During Robotic Prostatectomy

Completed

Conditions studied: Visual Acuity, Visual Disturbance, Intraocular Pressure

In brief

Our goal is to study the relationship between intraocular pressure during robotic prostatectomy surgery and visual deficiencies/vision loss after surgery. We believe the risk of vision loss from this surgery to be due to positioning during the operation, as well as abdominal carbon dioxide insufflation. As robotic procedures are gaining in popularity, we should determine whether they are subjecting this patient population, and perhaps more likely the patient with a preoperative diagnosis of glaucoma, to an increased likelihood of postoperative visual disturbance.If our hypothesis that intraocular pressure is increased in these patients is confirmed, future studies will assess therapeutic modalities to maintain the IOP near baseline.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00369057

Run by

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

People needed

15

Starts

2006-02-01

Expected to finish

2008-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male, aged 18 or older
• Scheduled for Robotic Prostatectomy Surgery
• ASA Classification of I, II, or III
• Good comprehension of written and spoken english.

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to Tetracaine or related anesthetics
• Glaucoma
• Asthma
• History of heart electrical problems

Where it is running

• Weill Cornell Medical College — New York, New York, United States

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