This is an open-label trial of 20 study participants with glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Participants with qualifying study eye(s) after screening and baseline evaluations will receive the Balance Goggles System. After a baseline evaluation (prior to negative pressure application through the BGS), study eyes will be treated for one hour in the clinic and be evaluated again. They will then use the BGS for the next 3-6 weeks and be evaluated again. The goal is to determine whether the intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering effects of BGS is accompanied by changes in retinal thickness measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT), retinal vascular density measured by OCT-angiography, or retinal fluorescence measured by a fundus camera.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
11
BGS goggles use for 3-6 weeks
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University
Palo Alto, California, United States
Retinal thickness
Change from baseline in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness measured by optical coherence tomography imaging
Time frame: Over a 3-6 week treatment period to study completion
Retinal vascular density
Change from baseline in vessel density measured by optical coherence tomographic angiography imaging
Time frame: Over a 3-6 week treatment period to study completion
Retinal fluorescence
Change from baseline in flavoprotein fluorescence measured by fundus photography imaging
Time frame: Over a 3-6 week treatment period to study completion
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