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Patients affected by medically uncontrolled open angle glaucoma will be randomised to either a non penetrating procedure (deep sclerectomy) or conventional trabeculectomy. The longterm efficacy (i.e. IOP w/out therapy) and safety (i.e. visual acuity, visual field stability and co-morbidities) will be evaluated.
Prospective 7-year randomised investigator -masked clinical trial 79 eyes (79 patients) enrolled randomised to surgery by PEX and previous pilocarpine use Deep sclerectomy n = 41 Trabeculectomy n = 38 Estimated DS : TE success = 1:3 10% attrition ; power = 90%, alpha = 5%
Methods and evaluation of outcomes:
study visits: every 4 months
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE | Active Comparator | trabeculectomy |
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| DS | Experimental | deep sclerectomy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trabeculectomy | Procedure | Cairns-like trabeculectomy, limbus based, with 5_FU supplementation and argon laser suturelysis |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| intra ocular pressure without therapy (% of eyes within pre-selected cut-off limits) | 7 years |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| (a) LogMAR visual acuity, (b) number of cataract extraction procedures | 7 years |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gandolfi Stefano, MD | University of Parma | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Sally Williams | Parma | 43100 | Italy |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005901 | Glaucoma |
| D002386 | Cataract |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009798 | Ocular Hypertension |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
| D007905 | Lens Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D014130 | Trabeculectomy |
| ID | Term |
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| D018463 | Filtering Surgery |
| D013508 | Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures |
| D013514 | Surgical Procedures, Operative |
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| deep sclerectomy | Procedure | deep sclerectomy with no implant and no sutures to the superficial flap, limbus based with suppplementation of FU (if needed) |
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