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Advanced Glaucoma Intervention Study (AGIS)

Launched by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (NEI) · Sep 23, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of September 08, 2024

Unknown status

Keywords

Description

In advanced glaucoma, medication alone no longer reduces intraocular pressure adequately, and the eye has field defects. Before 1980, some type of filtering surgery, such as trabeculectomy, was the usual method of intervention. Since then, laser trabeculoplasty has become a popular alternative. Sometimes the first intervention chosen succeeds in controlling pressure for many years; at other times, the success lasts only a few weeks or months. Because success is limited, some patients, over time, need to undergo a sequence of surgical interventions. Little is known about which sequence gives...

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

  • Men and women between the ages of 35 and 80 with open-angle glaucoma that was not successfully controlled by medication were eligible for enrollment.

About Sponsor

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Southfield, Michigan, United States

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Richmond, Virginia, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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