RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07152132

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

Slow Coagulation Trans-Scleral Cyclophotocoagulation Versus Trabeculectomy in Medically Uncontrolled Open-Angle Glaucoma in Pseudophakic Patients


Sponsor

Minia University

Enrollment

50 participants

Start Date

Jul 20, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

cyclodiode versus trabeculectomy with MMC in pseudophakic patients.


Eligibility

Min Age: 40 Years

Inclusion Criteria5

  • \. Patients above 40 years old.
  • \. POAG who underwent previous uncomplicated cataract surgery with intraocular lens implantation.
  • \. Pseudophakic patients with medically uncontrolled glaucoma in spite of the use of two anti-glaucoma medications or intolerance to medical therapy.
  • \. Visual field defects in both the superior and inferior hemi-fields outside the central 5 degrees of fixation.
  • \. Mean deviation on perimetry ranges between -6 dB and -12 dB

Exclusion Criteria3

  • \. 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.
  • \. Patients with ocular diseases as uveitis. 5. Patients with severe ocular surface disorders as ocular cicatricial pemphigoid.
  • \. Aphakic patients. 7. Ocular interventions apart from YAG posterior capsulotomy.

Interventions

PROCEDURETrabeculectomy

Trabeculectomy with mitomycin c application

PROCEDURESlow coagulation trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation

Slow coagulation trans-scleral cyclophotocoagulation


Locations(1)

Minia University Hospital

Minya, Egypt

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