Are There Changes in the Nerve Fiber Layer (NFL) After Lowering of Eye Pressure?

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

61

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2013

Conditions
Glaucoma
Interventions
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is a machine that scans eyes and has the capability of measuring thickness of various layers of the retina and nerve fiber layer (NFL).

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Visual evoked potential (VEP)

Visual Evoked Potential (VEP) is an imaging system that measures electrical activity from the eye to the brain by using electrodes placed on forehead and back of the head similar to electroencephalogram (EEG).

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Humphrey Visual Field (HVF)

Humphrey Visual Field (HVF) is a test done to evaluate how much peripheral (side) vision has been lost due to glaucoma.

All Listed Sponsors
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Wills Eye

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