The purpose of the study is to evaluate the neuroprotective efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen for the treatment in patients with optic neuropathy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
60
Participant will undergo 60 minutes of Hyperbaric oxygen at 1.5ATA while breathing 100% oxygen
Participant will undergo 60 minutes of Sham Hyperbaric Oxygen at atmospheric pressure while breathing room air.
Byers Eye Institute
Palo Alto, California, United States
RECRUITINGChange in Visual Field- Mean Deviation
Humphrey visual field testing with standard MD output
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
Change in Visual Field- Visual Field Index
Humphrey visual field testing with standard VFI output
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
Change in Average Thickness Ganglion Cell Complex on Optical Coherence Tomography
OCT testing with standard GCC output
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
Change in Average Thickness Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer on Optical Coherence Tomography
OCT testing with standard RNFL output
Time frame: Baseline through 6 months
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