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The investigators plan to evaluate the additive effect of intracameral and subconjunctival injections of bevacizumab in trabeculectomies with other antimetabolites.
Glaucoma filtration surgery is routinely utilized to control intraocular pressure in glaucomatous patients. It reduces IOP by creating a fistula between the anterior chamber and the subconjunctival space with a filtering bleb. Increased wound healing response affects the function and morphology of the filtering bleb, and wound healing involves a series of biological events beginning with hemostasis.
Corticosteroids and antifibrosis agents such as mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil have been employed in trabeculectomy to delay wound healing and hence to improve the success rate of surgery by inhibiting inflammation and fibroblastic activity, and the use of these antiscarring agents is generally believed to improve the success rate of trabeculectomy.But this rate decreased with passing time and thus was not perfect.
Vascular endothelial growth factor is a pivotal stimulator of angiogenesis because its binding to VEGF receptors has been demonstrated to promote endothelial cell migration and proliferation in wound healing.Therefore, anti-VEGF agents may potentially modulate wound healing following glaucoma filtration surgery.
The principal objective of this study was to evaluate the additive effect of intracameral and subconjunctival injections of bevacizumab in trabeculectomy.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| trabeculectomy | Other | Subjects who have trabeculectomies with intraocular bevacizumab injection |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| intraocular injections of bevacizumab | Drug | intracameral and subconjunctival injections |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| intraocular pressure | Intraocular pressure is planned to measure when the patient visit the clinic. All intraocular pressure measurements is acquired by glaucoma specialists, using a slitlamp-mounted Goldmann applanation tonometer. | on postoperative 1month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| intraocular pressure | Intraocular pressure is planned to measure when the patient visit the clinic. All intraocular pressure measurements is acquired by glaucoma specialists, using a slitlamp-mounted Goldmann applanation tonometer. | on postoperative 6months, 12months, 18months, 24months |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Changwon Kee, M.D., Ph.D. | Contact | 82-2-3410-3564 | ckee@skku.edu | |
| Wool Suh, M.D. | Contact | 82-2-3410-3564 | being111@hotmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Changwon Kee, M.D., Ph.D | Samsung Medical Center | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Medical Center | Recruiting | Seoul | South Korea |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19474408 | Background | Li Z, Van Bergen T, Van de Veire S, Van de Vel I, Moreau H, Dewerchin M, Maudgal PC, Zeyen T, Spileers W, Moons L, Stalmans I. Inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factor reduces scar formation after glaucoma filtration surgery. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2009 Nov;50(11):5217-25. doi: 10.1167/iovs.08-2662. Epub 2009 May 27. | |
| 18692246 |
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| ID | Term |
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| D005901 | Glaucoma |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D009798 | Ocular Hypertension |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| Grewal DS, Jain R, Kumar H, Grewal SP. Evaluation of subconjunctival bevacizumab as an adjunct to trabeculectomy a pilot study. Ophthalmology. 2008 Dec;115(12):2141-2145.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2008.06.009. Epub 2008 Aug 9. |