Intraocular Pressure Control Following One Site Versus Two Site Combined Phacoemulsification/IOL And Trabeculectomy

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Conditions studied: Glaucoma, Cataracts

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety \& effectiveness of the two types of cataract and glaucoma surgeries. Results from this study may improve the surgical and post surgical management and long term management of patients with these conditions in the future

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00695747

Run by

Lahey Clinic

People needed

95

Starts

1998-01-01

Expected to finish

2009-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2009-01-22

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Meet the current criteria for combined procedure surgery:
• A visually significant cataract(ie: an opacification of the crystalline lens resulting in a reduction of visual performance affecting daily living
• Open angle or mixed mechanism glaucoma inadequately controlled on current therapy, or requiring two or more medications for control, or with advanced visual field and optic nerve damage.

You may not qualify if…

• Subjects with normal tension glaucoma(defined as those subjects in whom no IOPs greater than 21 mm Hg[preceding or during therapy]have been recorded)
• Subjects with uveitis
• Subjects with neovascular glaucoma
• Severe conjunctival inflammation or scarring
• Subjects who have had previous incisional ocular surgery in the same eye
• No subjects will have second eye operated on within 8 weeks of the first eye

Where it is running

• Lahey Clinic, Inc. — Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

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