Early glaucoma detection in babies could save sight, study hints
NCT ID NCT03077789
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study followed 250 children under 4 years old with congenital glaucoma in France. Researchers wanted to see if finding the disease earlier leads to better eyesight at age 4. They measured vision and eye pressure to understand how timing of diagnosis affects long-term outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better early detection programs for congenital glaucoma, improving long-term vision in affected children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove that earlier diagnosis directly causes better vision, only that they are linked.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aphm Hopital Nord
Marseille, France
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CHRU Besançon
Besançon, France
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CHRU de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
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CHRU de Tours
Tours, France
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CHRU, Hôpital Claude Huriez
Lille, France
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CHU Bordeaux
Bordeaux, France
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CHU Dijon Bourgogne
Dijon, France
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CHU de Clermont-Ferrand
Clermont-Ferrand, France
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CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, France
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CHU de Toulouse
Toulouse, France
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Centre Hospitalier Regional D' Angers
Angers, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire
Nantes, France
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Chru Rennes Site Pontchaillou
Rennes, France
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Chu Amiens Picardie
Amiens, France
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Chu Amiens Picardie - Amiens 1
Amiens, France
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Chu de Grenoble Alpes
Grenoble, France
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Chu de Nice Hopital de L'Archet
Nice, France
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Chu de Tours
Tours, France
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Fondation de Rothschild - Paris
Paris, France
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Hopital Charles Nicolle Chu Rouen
Rouen, France
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Hopital Civil / Nouvel Hopital Civil - Strasbourg
Strasbourg, 67091, France
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Hopital Edouard Herriot - Hcl - Lyon 03
Lyon, 69008, France
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Hopital Robert Debre Chu Reims
Reims, France
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Hu Necker Enfants Malades Aphp - Paris 15
Paris, France
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