Posterior Pole Asymmetry Analysis (PPAA) for Early Glaucoma

Dr T V Patel Eye Institute156 enrolled

Overview

Spectrailis optical coherence tomography has come with a new posterior pole asymmetry analysis for glaucoma diagnosis. The aim of the investigators study was to assess its applicability in diagnosing early glaucoma patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

156

Conditions

Glaucoma

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 49 YearsMax age: 80 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age more than 18 years * Best corrected visual acuity 20/40 or better * Refractive error within ±5D sphere and ±3D cylinder * Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Media opacities preventing imaging * Intraocular surgery within the last 6 months * Any retinal or neurological disease other than glaucoma that could confound the results of visual field examination and OCT.

Locations (1)

Dr TV Patel Eye Institute

Vadodara, Gujarat, India

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Area under curve for all the diagnostic parameters of optical coherence tomography

This was a cross sectional study with one time measurement of the diagnostic parameters of the optical coherence tomography.

Time frame: up to 32 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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