PASCAL Trabeculoplasty

Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México24 enrolled

Overview

Argon laser trabeculoplasty (ALT) with 100 ms pulses is an effective therapy for lowering intraocular pressure (IOP). Similar reductions in IOP have been achieved using ns (SLT) and microsecond (MLT) pulses, which produce less thermal damage to trabecular meshwork (TM). Lack of clinically visible changes may make the accurate alignment of subsequent pulses difficult. We describe a novel technique - Patterned Laser Trabeculoplasty (PLT) using the PASCAL Photocoagulator system, and its preliminary evaluation in patients with open angle glaucoma.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Open-Angle Glaucoma

Interventions

Patter Scan Laser System (OptiMedica, Santa Clara, CA, USA)PROCEDURE

Pattern Scan Laser trabeculoplasty

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 90 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 18-year-old patients * Uncontrolled Open angle (Shaffer IV) * No previous surgical trabeculoplasty or glaucoma surgery Exclusion Criteria: * Patients not willing to participate * Angle-closure glaucoma * No clear optical media

Locations (1)

Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intraocular Pressure

Time frame: During follow-up

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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