NCT00887900

Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty (DALK)

Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty by Big-Bubble Technique: Results and Complications

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital Oftalmologico de Brasilia · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to report outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique.

Detailed description

Purpose: To report outcomes of deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique. Methods: Thirty four unselected consecutive patients were submitted to DALK big-bubble technique. Intraoperative and postoperative complications, postoperative uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA), best spectacle-corrected visual acuity (BSCVA), spherical equivalent (SE), corneal topography, and endothelial cell density were evaluated. All patients were followed for at least 6 months.

Conditions

• Keratoconus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK)	Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) using the big-bubble technique.
PROCEDURE	Penetrated keratoplasty	Regular corneal transplant using the penetrated keratoplasty technique

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-01-01
• Primary completion: 2007-12-01
• Completion: 2008-12-01
• First posted: 2009-04-24
• Last updated: 2009-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil