Anterior Segment Imaging With Ultrahigh-resolution OCT in Patients With Glaucoma and PEX - a Pilot Study
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2021-12-01
Target enrollment:
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Summary
The aim of the present study is to develop a measurement protocol for optimal imaging of the
anterior segment of the eye, including anterior chamber angle, Schlemm's canal, filtering
bleb and pseudoexfoliation deposits on the lens based on measurements in patients with
glaucoma and PEX. In glaucoma the structures of the anterior chamber are important for
classification, therapy, progression and prognosis and imaging of the angle between the iris
and the cornea is the key for open angle and closed angle glaucoma differential diagnosis.
For this purpose, a customized ultrahigh resolution Spectral Domain OCT will be used to
validate whether the protocol can also be more widely applied in these patients. Based on the
obtained measurement protocol, further studies investigating anatomy and pathophysiology of
the anterior segment of the eye as well as surgical outcome in patients with glaucoma and PEX
can be planned.
The aim of the study is to develop a measurement protocol for OCT imaging and
characterization of the anterior chamber in glaucoma patients.