Surgical success rates in childhood glaucoma: Conventional probe trabeculotomy versus microcatheter-assisted 360°trabeculotomy

• Applicant: Professorin Dr. Esther Maria Hoffmann
• Subject Area: Ophthalmology
• Term: since 2023
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 465798391

The proposed study is a prospective randomized controlled and multicentric trial comparing microcatheter-assisted trabeculotomy (MCAT) with conventional probe trabeculotomy in childhood glaucoma treatment comprising a higher sample size than previous studies. Up-to-date, there are only two such trials, one from Egypt and one from India. The novel aspect of the proposed trial is that this is the first prospective European study including a reasonably high number of patients with a broader age range from birth up to twelve years. It is an important contribution to prevention of blindness by finding the best surgical methods to treat childhood glaucoma.

• DFG Programme: Clinical Trials