Eye layer thickness may hold key to glaucoma laser outcomes
NCT ID NCT07592923
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether the thickness of a layer inside the eye (the choroid) can predict how well a gentle laser treatment works for glaucoma. Researchers will measure eye pressure and choroid thickness before and after the laser procedure in 20 adults with glaucoma. The goal is to find a simple marker that helps doctors choose the best treatment for each patient.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Micropulse transscleral cyclophotocoagulation (laser procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors predict which glaucoma patients will benefit most from micropulse laser treatment, leading to more personalized care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study with only 20 participants. It is designed to gather information, not to prove a new treatment works, so results may not apply broadly.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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20 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2026
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Decision to treat by MP-CPC Laser * Patients diagnosed with Glaucoma * Patients aged 18 years old and above * Glaucoma that is inadequately controlled on medical therapy Exclusion Criteria: * Patients age less than 18 years * Patients unable or unwilling to provide informed consent to participate in the study * Patients potentially unavailable for follow up visits * Patients with significant scleral thinning * Patients with ocular infection, inflammation or intraocular surgery in the study eye 2 months prior to enrollment in the study * Albino patients that have no iris pigmentation
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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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Kazakh Eye Research Institute
Almaty, 050012, Kazakhstan
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