Optic nerve disorder

This study tests whether insulin eye drops can protect the optic nerve in people with open-angle glaucoma. Researchers will give 90 participants either insulin drops or placebo daily for up to 12 months. The main goal is to check safety, but they will also measure vision changes …

This study compares two treatments given after emergency eye surgery for people with thyroid eye disease who have vision loss. One group gets teprotumumab, a newer drug that blocks a growth factor, and the other gets high-dose steroids. The goal is to see which one better improve…

This study will test hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) — breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber — for over 30 conditions, including long COVID, Crohn's disease, frostbite, and multiple sclerosis. Researchers will track 100 patients to see if HBOT improves their quality of …

This study tests whether a laser treatment called DSLT can lower eye pressure and reduce the number of eye drops needed in Asian patients with normal tension glaucoma. About 40 adults will receive the laser and be followed for 12 months. The goal is to see if the laser can help c…

This early study tests whether high-dose vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) can help preserve or improve vision in people with Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), a rare genetic disease that causes sudden vision loss. Researchers will give 13 participants 2 grams of vitamin B3 dai…

This study looks at how quickly the optic nerve sheath shrinks after starting steroids in people with giant cell arteritis, a condition that can cause blindness. Researchers will use eye ultrasounds and blood tests over two months in 60 newly diagnosed patients. The goal is to fi…

This study tests whether a combination of gentle brain stimulation and visual exercises can improve vision and daily function in people with glaucoma who have lost some side vision. About 56 adults with open-angle glaucoma will receive both real and sham treatments in a crossover…

This study looks at whether a common type of glaucoma eye drop (prostaglandin analogues) can protect the eye's nerve cells directly, not just by lowering eye pressure. Researchers will review medical records from 1500 adults with glaucoma over 3 years, comparing those on prostagl…

This study will look back at medical records of 45 people with either Wolfram syndrome or a related eye condition caused by changes in the WFS1 gene. Researchers want to see if these two conditions are truly different by comparing vision loss over time and other health problems. …