Relationship Between Eye Pressure and Ganglion Cell Function in Eyes Receiving Latanoprost Versus Placebo

Completed · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Glaucoma

In brief

The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the relationship between IOP fluctuation, RGC dysfunction, and optic nerve and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness changes in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension receiving latanoprost 0.005% versus placebo.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01042665

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

82

Starts

2006-02-01

Expected to finish

2009-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-03-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Inclusion Criteria - OHT:
• Ocular hypertension defined as an IOP ≥ 24 mm Hg and ≤ 32 mm Hg in one eye and IOP ≥ 22 mm Hg and ≤ 32 mm Hg in the fellow eye
• Normal optic disc
• Normal visual field defined as follows:
• Mean Deviation (MD) or Pattern Standard Deviation (PSD) of p>5%
• Normal Glaucoma Hemifield Test (GHT)
• Reliable visual field exam (less than 33% false positives or false negatives, and less than 20% fixation losses)
• Inclusion Criteria - POAG:
• Glaucomatous visual field loss defined as a CPSD (p < 0.05), or GHT (p < 1%) outside normal limits with consistent with ONH or NFL defect
• Early visual field loss defined as MD ≤ -6.0 dB
• Untreated IOP ≤ 32 mmHg
• ONH or NFL defect defined as either inter-eye CDR asymmetry > 0.2, rim thinning or notching, or NFL bundle defect visible on slitlamp biomicroscopy and stereo color fundus photography

You may not qualify if…

• Exclusion Criteria - OHT:
• Best-corrected visual acuity less than 20/40 either eye
• Abnormal or unreliable VF
• Untreated IOP > 32 mmHg
• Age < 18 or >85 years
• Refractive error of > +3.00 D or < -7.00 D
• Previous intraocular surgery except for uncomplicated cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation
• Need for chronic ocular or systemic corticosteroid use
• Narrow/closed angle (gonioscopy must show 75% or more of the angle to be Grade 2 or more by Shaffer's grading system)
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Other diseases that may cause VF loss or optic disc abnormalities
• Life-threatening or debilitating illness making it unlikely patient could successfully complete the study
• Inability to clinically view or photograph the optic discs due to media opacity or poorly dilating pupil
• Refusal of informed consent or of commitment to the full length of the study
• Contraindication to latanoprost or placebo vehicle
• Exclusion criteria - POAG:
• Best-corrected visual acuity less than 20/40
• Untreated IOP > 32 mmHg
• Age < 18 or >85 years
• Refractive error of > +3.00 D or < -7.00 D
• Previous intraocular surgery except for uncomplicated cataract extraction with posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation
• Diabetic retinopathy
• Other diseases that may cause VF loss or optic disc abnormalities
• Inability to clinically view or photograph the optic discs due to media opacity or poorly dilating pupil
• Inability to perform reliably on automated VF testing

Where it is running

• University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute — Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, United States

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