Glaucoma surgery checked 5 years later: does it hold up?
NCT ID NCT07480343
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 250 people with open-angle glaucoma who had a new type of surgery called CycloPen, which aims to improve fluid drainage from the eye. Researchers will measure eye pressure at 3, 4, and 5 years after surgery to see if the benefits last. The goal is to understand how well this procedure controls glaucoma over the long term.
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 show that the CycloPen surgery provides lasting pressure control for glaucoma patients, potentially reducing the need for daily eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. It only includes patients who already did well initially, so results may not apply to everyone with glaucoma.
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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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CREST-XT Site 01
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 19034, United States
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CREST-XT Site 03
Cape Coral, Florida, 33904, United States
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CREST-XT Site 04
Crossville, Tennessee, 38555, United States
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CREST-XT Site 05
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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CREST-XT Site 07
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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CREST-XT Site 10
DeLand, Florida, 32720, United States
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CREST-XT Site 11
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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CREST-XT Site 12
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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CREST-XT Site 13
Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
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CREST-XT Site 16
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89145, United States
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