Primary Open Angle Glaucoma clinical trials

GlaucoT Glaucoma Treatment Glasses in the Treatment of Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma

Glaucoma is a chronic and progressive optic neuropathy characterized by degeneration of ganglion cells and axons with loss of visual function. It is estimated that glaucoma, which is the second cause of preventable blindness in the world, affects nearly 60 million people worldwide. The most common type of glaucoma is primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG). POAG is a chronic progressive optic neuropathy with characteristic morphological changes in the optic nerve head and retinal nerve fiber. POAG, progressive retinal ganglion cell death and visual field loss are associated with these changes. Risk factors for POAG are age, race, high intraocular pressure (IOP), family history of glaucoma, thin central corneal thickness (CCT), high myopia. IOP is the only modifiable risk factor that we can control. For this reason, the priority in the treatment of POAG has always been to reduce IOP. In glaucoma, the essential point is to preserve the damaged ganglion cell layer and therefore the visual functions. In addition to clinical examination, visual field measurements that measure functions, optical coherence tomography (OCT) thickness measurements that measure anatomical changes, and optic nerve head parameters are the most reliable methods for both diagnosis and evaluation of the efficacy of treatment. Following the results of the visual field and OCT measurements, it will be tried to determine to what extent glaucoma damage can be ceased by the developed GlaucoT glaucoma treatment glasses. In this study, it is aimed to measure the effectiveness and safety of flicker light therapy, the effectiveness of which has been investigated in the treatment of Alzheimer's previously and has clinically significant results, with the GlaucoT glaucoma treatment glasses, which was developed to cease visual field loss with patient comfort at the forefront and at a lower cost.