Conditions: Primary Open Angle Glaucoma
Keywords: Primary open angle glaucoma trabeculectomy mitomycin-C express mini-shunt
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: PARALLEL
Enrollment: 100
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The primary focus of this study is to assess intraocular pressure and complication rates between patients who receive mitomycin-C using a sponge versus no-sponge.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: Randomization will be stratified by age (age ≥65 or age \< 65), baseline IOP (IOP ≥ 28 mmHg or IOP \< 28 mmHg), and concurrent cataract surgery. arm 2: Randomization will be stratified by age (age ≥65 or age \< 65), baseline IOP (IOP ≥ 28 mmHg or IOP \< 28 mmHg), and concurrent cataract surgery.

Interventions: intervention 1: Placement of the sponge intervention 2: Mitomycin-C
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: None intervention 2: None

Protocol document: