Glaucoma clues found in eye scans and vision tests
NCT ID NCT05954637
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 60 people with glaucoma to see how changes in the eye's structure relate to vision loss. Researchers used eye scans (OCT) and vision field tests to measure nerve thickness, blood vessel density, and light sensitivity. The goal was to better understand the link between eye damage and vision problems, which could help improve future monitoring and care.
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 help doctors better understand how glaucoma damages vision, potentially leading to improved monitoring or earlier detection.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed observational study, not a treatment trial. It does not test any new therapy, so it cannot directly lead to a cure or new drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients in the Department of Ophthalmology, Clinic Hietzing, Vienna Healthcare Group, who have been diagnosed with "glaucomatous optic neuropathy" are eligible for inclusion in the study.
- Ages
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18 to 100 years
- 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: \- Diagnosis of glaucomatous optic neuropathy Exclusion Criteria: * Age \< 18 years * Diabetes * Pregnancy * Hypertensive retinopathy * Smoking * Intraocular surgery 1 month prior to study entry * Systemic or ocular disease, excluding glaucoma, which the investigator believes could affect the test results * Insufficient quality of the optical coherence tomography imaging * Insufficient cooperation during examinations or measurements
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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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Department of Ophthalmology, Clinic Hietzing, Vienna Healthcare Group
Vienna, State of Vienna, 1130, Austria
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