Status:
UNKNOWN
Do Blue-Blocking Lenses Block Blue Colour From Our Lives?
Lead Sponsor:
London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
Conditions:
Blindness
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To measure colour vision in patients with a blue light filtering lens implant in one eye and non-tinted implant in the other eye (and compared this group with a control group with bilateral non-tinted...
Detailed Description
As we all age, the natural lens inside our eyes becomes denser, hazy and more yellow in colour. In other words, cataracts develop. In order to enable clear vision again, cataract surgery is performed....
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients who have had uncomplicated cataract surgery in one eye and have a cataract in the other eye
- patients who are over 18 years of age
- patients who are fully able to independently give consent to have surgery
Exclusion
- patients who have any other ocular co-morbidity that may account for reduction in vision in either eye (as this may confound the condition)
- patients who are colour blind
- patients who suffered previous post-operative complications
- patients under 18
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00403143
Start Date
October 1 2006
Last Update
May 14 2007
Active Locations (1)
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North West London Hospitals NHS Trust
London, United Kingdom, NW10 7NS