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Screening for Glaucoma in Namil Area, South Korea

NCT ID: NCT00727168

Last Updated: 2008-08-04

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

1532 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2007-11-30

Study Completion Date

2008-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to study the prevalence of glaucoma in Korea, the investigators selected Namil area in Geumsan city, located in central Korea. The residents aged over 40 in this area are to be recruited to full ophthalmologic examination to detect and classify the glaucoma.

Detailed Description

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Screening includes following examinations; Questionaire and Consent form, Visual acuity test, Auto-refraction, IOL Master measurement, Pachymetry, FDT Perimetry, Fundus Photography, Slit lamp examination, Goldmann applanation Tonometry, Gonioscopy, and Binocular optic disc evaluation. For the cases showing any abnormality in FDT perimetry, optic disc morphology, or intraocular pressure, Humphrey automated visual field test is to be performed as an extended examination. Finally, optic nerve head evaluation by OCT or GDx analyzer is to be used as a confirmation test, as well as additional Humphrey visual field test.

Conditions

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Glaucoma Intraocular Pressure Optic Nerve Head Visual Field

Keywords

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prevalence study glaucoma

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All residents aged over 40 in Namil area

Exclusion Criteria

* Individuals registered but not actually living in this area
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Korean Glaucoma Society

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Korean Glaucoma Society

Principal Investigators

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Gong-je Seong, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Korean Glaucoma Society

Locations

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Yongdong Severance Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Kim YY, Lee JH, Ahn MD, Kim CY; Namil Study Group, Korean Glaucoma Society. Angle closure in the Namil study in central South Korea. Arch Ophthalmol. 2012 Sep;130(9):1177-83. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2012.1470.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 22965594 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CNUH81510-9701

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id