A New View of Normal Tension Glaucoma: Autoregulation and Systemic Blood Pressure

NCT00706056 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 85

Last updated 2017-02-23

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Summary

The objective of this study is to determine whether systemic blood pressure in the body is related to the development and progression of normal tension glaucoma in the eye. The study aims to clarify whether subjects with episodes of hypotension (low blood pressure) at night are at increased risk for sight loss and the development of normal tension glaucoma.

Conditions

  • Normal Tension Glaucoma

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary E. Charlson, MD · Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
101 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2011-09-30
Completion
2011-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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