Comparison of Anterior Chamber Paracentesis and Conventional Mannitol Infusion in Patients With Primary Acute Angle-closure Glaucoma

NCT01266343 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2010-12-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The investigators wanted to reported the results of immediate anterior chamber paracentesis (ACP), compared to Mannitol infusion, in patients with acute primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG). In this study, the investigators first divided patients into three sub-groups according to their initial intraocular pressure (IOP) for analyzing the differences of IOP control, severity of corneal edema, waiting time for laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI), and visual outcome between ACP and Mannitol infusion.

Conditions

  • Glaucoma
  • Acute Primary Angle-closure Glaucoma

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hui-Chun Ho · Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

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