Status:

UNKNOWN

Astigmatism in Keratoconus Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Assiut University

Conditions:

Keratoconus

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Keratoconus is a bilateral (but usually asymmetrical) non-inflammatory progressive thinning process of the cornea. It manifests as characteristic cone-like ectasia of the cornea associated with irregu...

Detailed Description

Keratoconus is the most common form of corneal ectasia, with an incidence of 50-230 per 100,000 persons.Pentacam used diagnose \& detect the progression in patients with keratoconus and also provide a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients diagnosed with keratoconus using the following criteria:
  • Specific diagnostic signs is asymmetric refractive errors with high progressive or irregular astigmatism, and elevated keratometry values, scissoring of the red reflex, Vogt striae, Fleischer rings, inferior or central steepening on topography with abnormal localized steepening .

Exclusion

  • Unwillingness to participate in the study .
  • Corneal scarring.
  • Any ectatic conditions that were not explicitly keratoconus such as keratoglobus and pellucid marginal degeneration .
  • Previous ocular surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03450213

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

October 1 2021

Last Update

October 17 2018

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