SCTSC Versus Trabeculectomy in Medically Uncontrolled Open-Angle Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Patients

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age40+
SponsorMinia University

About this trial

cyclodiode versus trabeculectomy with MMC in pseudophakic patients.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

1. Patients above 40 years old.

Disqualifiers

1. Patients with history of previous glaucoma surgery. 2. Patients who have used topical steroids within the last three months. 3. Patients with significant media opacity, such as corneal opacity, that obstructs fundoscopic examination.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Trabeculectomy

    Procedure/Surgery

    Trabeculectomy with mitomycin c application

  • Slow coagulation trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation

    Procedure/Surgery

    Slow coagulation trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: 25 patients will undergo trabeculectomy with MMC (group B).Active comparator 1 intervention
Group B: 25 patients will be subjected to SC-TSCPC (group A)Active comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

evaluate and compare the amount of iop reduction between SC-TSCPC and trabeculectomy with MMC in the management of medically uncontrolled OAG in pseudophakic eyes.

measuring the IOP with Goldman applanation tonometer.

Time frame
6 months
2

evaluate and compare the degree of safety of SC-TSCPC versus trabeculectomy with MMC in the management of medically uncontrolled OAG in pseudophakic eyes.

if there is any inflammatory reaction, lost anterior chamber , cystoid macular edema

Time frame
6 months

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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