Effects of Magnetic Therapy and Seawater Combined in Decreasing Intraocular Presion.
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2016-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Glaucoma is among the leading causes for blindness in the western world. Elevated intraocular
pressure (IOP) has been identified as the most important risk factor. However, some patients
progress despite adequate IOP lowering while some subjects with elevated IOP never develop
glaucoma. Other patients develop glaucoma although IOP measurements were always in the normal
range. Therefore, other factors must be involved. In the last years, studies using MRI have
been performed and evidence has accumulated that also changes in retrobulbar structures are
present, in particular in the lateral geniculate nucleus and the visual cortex. However,
these studies were limited by the low spatial resolution of the MRI instruments used.
Phase:
Phase 1/Phase 2
Details
Lead Sponsor:
American Society Of Thermalism And Climatology Inc