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CompletedNCT02403206

Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery in Intumescent Cataracts

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
406 (actual)
Sponsor
Alcon, a Novartis Company · Industry
Sex
All
Age
21 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to compare femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy to manual capsulorhexis in patients with intumescent cataracts. An intumescent cataract is defined as a cataract with a pressurized capsular bag.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEFemtosecond laserLaser console and a patient interface used to cut tissue during cataract removal of the crystalline lens
PROCEDUREContinuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis (CCC)Standard-of care manual procedure (using either needles or forceps) for creating capsulorhexis, ie., opening in capsular bag during anterior segment ophthalmic surgery

Timeline

Start date
2015-03-26
Primary completion
2016-07-12
Completion
2016-08-24
First posted
2015-03-31
Last updated
2018-07-02
Results posted
2017-07-25

Regulatory

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02403206. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.