How Does Your Genetic Make-up (Profile) Influence Your Glaucoma?

Completed

Conditions studied: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

In brief

Glaucoma is a group of diseases in which visual loss occurs because of damage to the optic nerve. Research has shown that certain genes may cause glaucoma in some cases. So far, research has only been able to find the genes responsible for glaucoma in a small percentage of people who have glaucoma. The purpose of this project is to study the genes in patients with and without glaucoma to find additional genes that may be responsible for causing glaucoma.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00626847

Run by

Wills Eye

People needed

97

Starts

2008-03-01

Expected to finish

2009-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-21

Who can join

Age: 40 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 40 yrs
• Caucasian or African American
• Male or female with POAG, PACG, PXFG,
• Normal

You may not qualify if…

• Other ophthamic co-morbidities
• Other ethnic groups
• Unable to understand and give informed consent

Where it is running

• Wills Eye Glaucoma Service — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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