The overall aim of this study is to see whether long-term electrical stimulation with a home-stimulation device works well and is safe for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. Open-Angle Glaucoma is a disease where the nerves in the back of your eye die off faster than expected regardless of your eye pressure.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
45
Patients receive treatment every other day via a headband that delivers electrical stimulation to the retina
Patients receive sham treatment (no active stimulation) every other day via a headband.
Byers Eye Institute
Palo Alto, California, United States
RECRUITINGNYU- Langone
New York, New York, United States
RECRUITINGWills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
RECRUITINGChange from baseline in visual field assessed by Humphrey Visual Field Index (VFI).
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
Change from baseline in visual field assessed by Humphrey Mean Deviation (MD).
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
Change from baseline in visual field assessed by Pelli-Robson Contrast Sensitivity.
Pelli-Robson is a standard for measuring contrast sensitivity. It is measured on a 0-16 scale. Normal contrast sensitivity is between 12 and 14 with 0 being worst and 16 being best.
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
Change from baseline in visual acuity as assessed by the Snellen visual acuity test.
The Snellen test is a standard eye chart test used to test eyesight.
Time frame: Baseline through Month 6
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Otto-von-Guericke University
Magdeburg, Germany
RECRUITING