Peeking inside the eye: ultrasound reveals how glaucoma surgery heals
NCT ID NCT07454447
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses a special ultrasound to take detailed pictures inside the eye after a type of glaucoma surgery. Researchers want to see how the eye heals and whether those images can predict how well the surgery controls eye pressure. Thirty adults with open-angle glaucoma who have had this surgery will be followed for six months.
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 predict which patients will benefit most from this type of glaucoma surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study with only 30 participants. It does not test a new treatment, so it cannot directly improve outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), including juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG), who underwent combined deep sclerectomy with trabeculotomy at Minia University Hospital. All included eyes were followed postoperatively using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM) to evaluate intrascleral lake and filtering bleb morphology at defined follow-up intervals.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), including juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG). * Patients who underwent combined deep sclerectomy with trabeculotomy. * Clear media allowing adequate ultrasound biomicroscopy imaging. * Written informed consent obtained from the patient . Exclusion Criteria: * Secondary glaucomas (e.g., neovascular, uveitic, traumatic, or angle-closure glaucoma). * Previous glaucoma filtering surgery in the studied eye. * Coexisting ocular pathology affecting UBM assessment (e.g., severe corneal opacity, scleral pathology).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Minia University Hospital
RECRUITINGMinya, Minya Governorate, Egypt
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