vision preservation and restoration following a 6 month trial of glaucocetin

Conditions: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma

Summary: this study is looking at changes in vision and visual function before and after a six month trial of a daily medical food called glaucocetin, formulated with ingredients to support and protect the optic nerve cells. open angle glaucoma patients will be randomized to receive either a placebo or the medical food for 6 months. we hope to learn if this medical food can improve the vision of our glaucoma patients and to report the findings obtained to the general public.

the primary objective of this study is to evaluate the improvement in vision and visual function during a 6 month trial of glaucocetin versus placebo in patients with open angle glaucoma. the secondary objective is to evaluate change in quality of life, electrophysiologic response, and contrast sensitivity. procedures involved during participation include review of medical/ocular history, best corrected visual acuity, multiple humphrey visual field testing 24-2 and 10-2 , octopus g-top, pattern electroretinogram (perg), ocular coherence tomography (oct), ocular coherence tomography angiography (octa), intraocular pressure (iop), contrast sensitivity testing (csv-1000), corneal hysteresis, biomicroscopy, fundus exam, disc photos, and serum testing. to evaluate quality of life, included in testing is compressed assessment of ability related to vision (caarv). responses to multiple surveys regarding vision related quality of life (gql-15, glaucoma symptom scale (gss), national eye institute visual function questionnaire 25 (nei vfq-25)) and diet (nhanes dietary screener) will be captured. number of daily steps will be monitored at 2 intervals during the study using pedometers.

Eligibility criteria:
inclusion criteria: * age of 40 to 80 years * bilateral open angle glaucoma with reliable visual field defects (at least one eye with mean deviation (md) between -4.00 to -10.00 decibels (db) on humphrey visual field 24-2. * group 1 (peripheral): meets 1 hodapp-parrish-anderson (hpa) criteria for defect (3 contiguous points depressed on the pattern standard deviation (psd) p \<5%, one of which is depressed at p \<1% level), and does not meet below paracentral criteria for group 2. * group 2 (central): at least 1 paracentral point repeatedly depressed at p\<1% on 24-2. also meets the hap criteria outlined above. * visual acuity 20/40 or better in each eye * intraocular pressure (iop) controlled at 2 measurements \>3 months * clear media exclusion criteria: * known bleeding disorder * history of epilepsy or on anti-seizure medication * uncontrolled hypertension or diabetes * uncontrolled iop * eye pathology leading to inaccurate iop measurement * visually significant retinal pathology affecting vision in past or active (such as diabetic retinopathy or age related macular degeneration) * non-glaucomatous optic neuropathy * visually significant cataract (worse then 2+ cataract, or what is determined visually clinically significant by physician) * history of ocular trauma * selective laser trabeculoplasty or laser procedure within past 3 months * cataract surgery within past 3 months * incisional glaucoma surgery within 6 months * current use of nitroglycerin * current use of antiplatelet therapy besides aspirin (such as clopidogrel) or anticoagulation (such as warfarin) * current use of systemic steroids or immunomodulating agents such as methotrexate. * sensitivity or allergy to any ingredients in glaucocetin: curcumin, l-taurine, n-acetyl cysteine, niacinamide, ginkgo biloba, lipoic acid, citicoline, grape seed extract, green tea leaf extract, coenzyme q10, biotin, natural astaxanthin, flavonoid complex containing fisetin, quercetin, and luteolin * recent change in systemic medications or vitamins * use of biotin, ginkgo biloba, citicoline within past 3 months (or any other glaucocetin ingredients within 1 month) * unreliable visual fields * unwilling to take supplement or placebo for 6 months

Keywords: primary open angle glaucoma visual field loss vision enhancement glaucocetin neuroprotection