Comparing Eye Pressure Using Maximal Tolerated Local Therapy or Systemic Acetazolamide
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Local therapy for glaucoma is known to induce a conjunctival inflammation. Because of this,
trabeculectomy is more likely to fail. The investigators exchange the local therapy by
systemic therapy using acetazolamide and measure the eye pressure using local therapy and
systemic therapy using acetazolamide. The investigators suspect an elevated eye pressure
using acetazolamide compared to local therapy. In summary acetazolamide could be a better
choice in reference to conjunctival inflammation, but a worse choice in reference to
controlling eye pressure.