Trials / Unknown
UnknownNCT02649738
Corneal Tissue Inlay for Keratoconus
Use of Preserved Corneal Tissue Inlay to Treat Keratoconus
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Cornea and Laser Eye Institute · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
This study will evaluate the outcomes of placing preserved corneal tissue within the keratoconic cornea in order to enhance thickness, stability, and optical conformation.
Detailed description
The objective of this study is to evaluate the outcomes of placing preserved corneal tissue within the corneal stroma in keratoconus patients as a means of enhancing thickness, stability, and optical conformation.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Corneal tissue inlay | A mid-stomal pocket will be made into the cornea with a femtosecond laser (Intralase). A small disc of preserved corneal tissue will then be placed into the pocket |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2025-12-01
- Completion
- 2025-12-01
- First posted
- 2016-01-07
- Last updated
- 2023-02-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02649738. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.