Actively Recruiting
CONTOURA vs WFO Ablation PRK & LASIK
Led by 59th Medical Wing · Updated on 2025-08-14
400
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
297 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a prospective randomized contralateral double-masked study. Each patient will be randomized as to which eye undergoes wave-front optimized (WFO) vs. wave-front guided (WFG) during Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or Laser-assisted in situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery to determine which ablation profile provides the best visual outcome.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
CONTOURA vs WFO Ablation PRK & LASIK
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Meet requirements for PRK or LASIK with stable prescription (change of 0.5 diopters or less in MRSE)
- Department of Defense beneficiaries aged 21 to 50 years
- Live within 60 miles of the study site and plan to stay in the area for at least 6 months after surgery
- Willing to complete all required follow-up visits
You will not qualify if you...
- Do not meet requirements for PRK or LASIK
- Desire monovision treatment
- Have anisometropia greater than 2 diopters spherical equivalent
- Prior eye surgeries, trauma, or eye problems
- History of dry eyes
- Have hyperopia
- Have mixed astigmatism
- Unable to undergo VARIO topolyzer scans
- Pregnant or planning pregnancy within 6 months after surgery
- Breastfeeding at any time during the study
- History of herpetic eye disease
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center at WHASC
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78236
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
JOSE E CAPO-APONTE, OD, PhD
CONTACT
A
AMBER MARTIN
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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