Status:
UNKNOWN
Posterior Capsule Opacification After Lens Capsule Polishing
Lead Sponsor:
Prim. Prof. Dr. Oliver Findl, MBA
Conditions:
Posterior Capsule Opacification
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-105 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Investigate the effect of polishing of the lens capsule during cataract surgery on the development of posterior capsule opacification
Detailed Description
Cataract, the clouding if the eye's lens, is the leading cause of blindness worldwide, with phacoemulsification and implantation of an intraocular lens being the only therapeutic option. Cataract surg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age-related cataract.
- Patients in the age group of 21 years and above.
- Patients with uncomplicated cataract.
- Patients without any relevant systemic or ocular morbidity.
- Patients with well dilating pupils.
- Written informed consent prior to any study specific action.
Exclusion
- Patients with complicated cataract.
- Patients having corneal pathology.
- Patients with any form of ocular inflammation.
- Patients with glaucoma, retinal pathologies.
- Patients with traumatic cataracts, subluxated and dislocated lens, prior h/o ocular surgery, pseudoexfoliation.
- Any intraoperative complications like posterior capsule rupture.
- In case of pregnancy (pregnancy test will be taken preoperatively in women of reproductive age)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 13 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2021
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03857412
Start Date
February 13 2019
End Date
February 1 2021
Last Update
March 16 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery (VIROS)
Vienna, Austria, 1140