Clinical Trial: Comparing Rates of Glaucoma in Professional Wind Versus Non-Wind Instrument Players

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational




Official Title: Comparing Rates of Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy in Professional Wind Versus Non-wind Instrument Players in the Philadelphia Orchestra

Brief Summary: The purpose of the present study is to compare rates of glaucomatous optic neuropathy in professional wind versus non-wind instrument players in the Philadelphia Orchestra. A secondary objective is to evaluate intra-ocular pressure and choroidal thickness of wind instrument players under variable playing conditions.