Comparing Rates of Glaucoma in Professional Wind Versus Non-Wind Instrument Players

Completed

Conditions studied: Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Optic Neuropathy

In brief

The purpose of the present study is to compare rates of glaucomatous optic neuropathy in professional wind versus non-wind instrument players in the Philadelphia Orchestra. A secondary objective is to evaluate intra-ocular pressure and choroidal thickness of wind instrument players under variable playing conditions.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02612571

Run by

Wills Eye

People needed

51

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-11-22

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Play wind or non-wind instrument for average of 1 hour per day for minimum of 5 years.
• Normal general health.

You may not qualify if…

• Incisional eye surgery <1 month prior to visit 1.

Where it is running

• Wills Eye Hospital — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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