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NCT Number: NCT00855491

Posterior Capsule Opacification (PCO) With AcrySof Single-Piece IOL

The purpose of this study what to evaluate if axial myopia might influence the development of PCO.

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Key information

Conditions

Posterior Capsule Opacification

Age range

50 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Raghudeep Eye Clinic

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, 52, India

About this study

We sought to prospectively compare PCO in eyes with myopia in relation to axial length with PCO in eyes with normal axial length, to decipher the role of axial myopia in PCO 4 years after surgery for senile cataract.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • local residency and presence of a cataract in an otherwise normal eye.
  • Patients older than 50 years
  • a dilated pupil after mydriasis
  • Patients with retinochoroidal atrophy, retinal laser prophylaxis,
  • hypertension

Exclusion criteria

  • nondilating pupil after maximal dilation;
  • pseudoexfoliation; mature, traumatic, black, or complicated cataracts;
  • previous intraocular surgery;
  • previous surgery for glaucoma;
  • uveitis
  • diabetes mellitus
  • Patients who did not give consent preoperatively

Treatment and study plan

Phaco

Procedure

AcrySof Single-Piece IOL

Other names: emmetropic eyes, normal axial length

Primary outcomes

  1. the percentage area of PCO with posterior capsule opacity (POCO) software

    Time frame: 4 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. the presence of PCO within the central 3-mm zone were noted

    Time frame: 4 years

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Prospective Evaluation of Posterior Capsule Opacification in Myopic Eyes 4 Years After AcrySof Single-Piece IOL Implantation

Important dates

Study start
2003
Primary completion
2004
Study completion
2008
First posted
Mar 4, 2009
Registry last updated
Mar 4, 2009

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