Status:
COMPLETED
Femtosecond Laser Assisted Keratotomies for the Management of Corneal Astigmatism
Lead Sponsor:
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Conditions:
Astigmatism
Cataract
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A cataract is a clouding of the lens that occurs naturally with age. Cataract surgery involves removal of the cloudy lens and replacement with an artificial one. A special laser (femtosecond laser) is...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: ≥18 years of age
- Sex: male or female
- Patients who are planned to undergo femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery with astigmatic keratotomy at the Schein Ernst Mishra Eye clinic within the next 60 days of their cataract consultation visit. Subjects with planned single or bilateral cataract eye surgeries are eligible. Planned opposite eye surgery must be within 2-4 weeks of first cataract surgery.
- Fluent in written and spoken English
Exclusion
- Patients with corneal dystrophies, including anterior basement membrane dystrophy, keratoconus, and Fuch's endothelial corneal dystrophy.
- Age \< 18 years
- Pregnant women
- Cognitive impairment
- Prisoners
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 14 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 22 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
94 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04676451
Start Date
May 14 2018
End Date
March 22 2024
Last Update
May 13 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State Hershey Eye Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States, 17033