Laser breakthrough could reduce eye drops for glaucoma patients
NCT ID NCT07300852
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
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 control the disease with less medication.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
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- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Asian descent * NTG diagnosis: glaucomatous optic neuropathy in patients with IOP measurements consistently lower than 21 mmHg * Mean deviation (MD) of the visual field between 0 to -12dB * No significant central vision loss within 5 degrees within 5th percentile * Age ≥20 years * NTG patients who are medically controlled on 1-3 medications and safe to wash out or IOP is still insufficient from medications and safe to washout * Shaffer grade II or more on 3 of the 4 quadrants * Central corneal thickness (CCT) 450-600µm * All participants are able to provide written informed consent before participation Exclusion Criteria: * Angle closure glaucoma or narrow angle status post laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI), or any other open angle glaucoma excluding NTG * History of SLT within last 2 years * History intraocular surgery including refractive surgery, except for history of cataract surgery that has been greater than 1 year * Patients anticipating cataract surgery during the study follow-up period * Unable to have DSLT procedure due to pre-limbal findings * Any presence of relevant ocular diseases including retinal disease with no confirmed cure
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ngoc Nguyen M.D.
San Jose, California, 95116, United States
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