Limbal Astigmatic Keratotomy to Correct High Degrees of Astigmatism After Phacoemulsification
Comparison Between Manual Limbal Astigmatic Keratotomy and Femtosecond Laser-guided Limbal Astigmatic Keratotomy for Correction of Astigmatism More Than Three Diopters After Phacoemulsification
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Brief Summary
Compare manually performed Astigmatic Keratotomy to femtosecond laser astigmatic keratotomy to manage corneal astigmatism more than three diopters after phacoemulsification.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Oct 2023
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 10, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 21, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 1, 2024
CompletedMarch 5, 2024
October 1, 2023
3 months
December 10, 2023
March 3, 2024
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
astigmatism (Keratometric reading)
diopters of the astigmatism after the procedure measured by Pentacam
three month
Study Arms (2)
manual Astigmatic Keratotomy
EXPERIMENTALmanual limbal Astigmatic Keratotomy using a diamond knife group
femtosecond laser Astigmatic Keratotomy
EXPERIMENTALFemtosecond laser-guided astigmatic keratotomy group
Interventions
manual astigmatic keratotomy using a diamond knife
astigmatic keratotomy using femtosecond lase
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Possibility to have informed consent and attendance of all study visits.
- Patients who have undergone conventional phacoemulsification at least one month ago.
- Clear cornea.
- Astigmatism more than 0.5 diopters.
You may not qualify if:
- Corneal opacity.
- History of corneal surgery.
- Thin cornea.
- Astigmatism equal to or less than 0.5 diopters.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University
Asyut, Egypt
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ashraf Rashwan, MD
assiut univrsity
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Dr
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 10, 2023
First Posted
December 21, 2023
Study Start
October 1, 2023
Primary Completion
January 1, 2024
Study Completion
January 1, 2024
Last Updated
March 5, 2024
Record last verified: 2023-10
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share