Long-term follow-up of the Hydrus stent for lowering eye pressure in glaucoma
Follows glaucoma patients 8 or more years after a Hydrus eye implant.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Alcon Hydrus Stent Implantation - Long Term Follow up After 8 Years
Key facts
- Where
- Mainz, GermanySee the site
Where in Germany
- Department of OpthalmologyMainz, GermanyTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
- Trial code
- NCT07460791
- Record updated
- 10 March 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of the Hydrus implant combined with concomitant phacoemulsification for lowering intraocular pressure (IOP).Glaucoma patients often have high intraocular pressures (IOP) and need long-term IOP control to prevent loss of visual function and blindness. To date, data on the results of up to 5 years after Hydrus implantation have been published. However, to our knowledge, long-term data over a longer period of time are not yet available. The implementation of this study with a follow-up of the patients after ≥ 8 years (up to 14 years) represents the longest follow-up period to date with a cohort of up to 202 eyes in Mainz, Germany. It enables the collection of "real world data" ≥ 8 years after the Hydrus implantation and provides information about the current status of glaucoma and the effect of the Hydrus implant over this long period (including IOP status, IOP-lowering interventions that have taken place in the meantime, the status of the IOP-lowering medications used, ocular safety, quality of life etc.).Read full original descriptionShow less
An Ambispective, Monocentric, Non-interventional Long-term Follow-up Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness and Safety of the Hydrus Implant Combined With Concomitant Phacoemulsification for Lowering Intraocular Pressure (IOP) in Glaucoma Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term effectiveness and safety of the Hydrus implant combined with concomitant phacoemulsification for lowering intraocular pressure (IOP).Glaucoma patients often have high intraocular pressures (IOP) and need long-term IOP control to prevent loss of visual function and blindness. To date, data on the results of up to 5 years after Hydrus implantation have been published. However, to our knowledge, long-term data over a longer period of time are not yet available. The implementation of this study with a follow-up of the patients after ≥ 8 years (up to 14 years) represents the longest follow-up period to date with a cohort of up to 202 eyes in Mainz, Germany. It enables the collection of "real world data" ≥ 8 years after the Hydrus implantation and provides information about the current status of glaucoma and the effect of the Hydrus implant over this long period (including IOP status, IOP-lowering interventions that have taken place in the meantime, the status of the IOP-lowering medications used, ocular safety, quality of life etc.).
Inclusion: Patient participated in one of the following trials in the clinical trial site in Mainz:; the Ivantis, Inc. HYDRUS I trial (NCT03065036),; the Ivantis, Inc. HYDRUS II trial (NCT01818115),; the Ivantis, Inc. HYDRUS IV trial (NCT01539239),; or in the retrospective SPECTRUM data collection. 2. Patient received either concomitant implantation of the Hydrus implant and phacoemulsification or the Hydrus implant alone or participated in the control group (phacoemusification alone) 3. Patient has a minimum follow-up period after surgery of 8 years at the study visit 4. Willingness to participate in the study, the subject's signed and dated informed consent must be submitted before the start of the study 5. Ability of subject to give consent; -.
Exclusion: Simultaneous participation in another interventional study or past interventions whose effect may still be ongoing (30 days); -.