Status:

UNKNOWN

Evaluating Safety and Efficacy of a Modified Technique of Scleral Fixation Intraocular Lens Implantation

Lead Sponsor:

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

Aphakia

Cataract

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Cataract is the leading cause of blindness globally and cataract surgery with the implantation of intraocular lens (IOL) is the most commonly performed operation worldwide. After removal of the catara...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients with phacodonesis, lens subluxation, insufficient capsular or zonular support, or surgical aphakia without adequate ciliary sulcus who are listed for scleral fixation intraocular lens implantation.

Exclusion

  • Patients with previous corneal transplantation surgery or undergoing concomitant corneal transplantation at the time of scleral fixation intraocular lens implantation.
  • Patients undergoing concomitant vitreoretinal surgery at the time of intraocular lens implantation.
  • Monocular patients, or patients whose fellow eye had vision of equal or less than 20/200.
  • Patients who could not comprehend the risks and benefits of the surgery and/or the research study, including mentally incapacitated persons.
  • Patients with pre-existing macular pathologies including macular oedema, haemorrhage, degeneration or scar.
  • Patients with pre-existing iris abnormalities including aniridia, corectopia, extensive anterior synechiae formation resulting in inability to measure the IOL tilting postoperatively.
  • Patients with significantly reduced corneal endothelial cell density (of \< 1000 cells/mm2) preoperatively which may necessitate a corneal transplantation.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

39 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04516889

Start Date

October 1 2020

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

August 18 2020

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