Status:

COMPLETED

Blurring Strength & Aberrometric Changes Following Corneal Cross-linking (CxL) and CxL Combined With Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) in Keratoconus

Lead Sponsor:

Democritus University of Thrace

Conditions:

Keratoconus

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Primary objective of this study was to assess the impact of the two prevalent therapeutic options, CxL and CxL combined with topography-guided photorefractive keratectomy (t-PRK), on both anterior and...

Detailed Description

The Pentacam Classic (Oculus Optikgerate GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany, software version 1.14r04) was used for the sake of the study.32 patients with keratoconus were included in the study. Of them, 19 pa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • progressive keratoconus

Exclusion

  • glaucoma or suspicion for glaucoma,
  • central corneal thickness (CCT) less than 400μm,
  • K-readings more than 60D,
  • history of herpetic keratitis,
  • pregnancy or nursing,
  • underlying autoimmune disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

32 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01527721

Start Date

September 1 2010

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

January 18 2017

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Eye Institute of Thrace (EIT)

Alexandroupoli, Greece