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.

congenital glaucoma

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aphm Hopital Nord

    Marseille, France

  • CHRU Besançon

    Besançon, France

  • CHRU de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

  • CHRU de Tours

    Tours, France

  • CHRU, Hôpital Claude Huriez

    Lille, France

  • CHU Bordeaux

    Bordeaux, France

  • CHU Dijon Bourgogne

    Dijon, France

  • CHU de Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand, France

  • CHU de Montpellier

    Montpellier, France

  • CHU de Toulouse

    Toulouse, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Regional D' Angers

    Angers, France

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire

    Nantes, France

  • Chru Rennes Site Pontchaillou

    Rennes, France

  • Chu Amiens Picardie

    Amiens, France

  • Chu Amiens Picardie - Amiens 1

    Amiens, France

  • Chu de Grenoble Alpes

    Grenoble, France

  • Chu de Nice Hopital de L'Archet

    Nice, France

  • Chu de Tours

    Tours, France

  • Fondation de Rothschild - Paris

    Paris, France

  • Hopital Charles Nicolle Chu Rouen

    Rouen, France

  • Hopital Civil / Nouvel Hopital Civil - Strasbourg

    Strasbourg, 67091, France

  • Hopital Edouard Herriot - Hcl - Lyon 03

    Lyon, 69008, France

  • Hopital Robert Debre Chu Reims

    Reims, France

  • Hu Necker Enfants Malades Aphp - Paris 15

    Paris, France