A Comparison of Fellow Eyes Undergoing LASIK or PRK With a Wavefront-guided Excimer Laser Versus a Wavefront-optimized Excimer Laser

Edward E. Manche

Status: Completed

Conditions: Myopia; Astigmatism; Hyperopia

Treatments: Procedure: LASIK and PRK

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01135719

SU-04302009-2458

Details and patient eligibility

About

Subjects with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism are being randomized to be treated in one eye with a wavefront-guided excimer laser and their fellow eye treated with a wavefront-optimized excimer laser.

Full description

Subjects with myopia, hyperopia and astigmatism are being randomized by ocular dominance to be treated with either PRK or LASIK. One eye will be treated with a wavefront-guided excimer laser and the fellow eye will be treated with a wavefront optimized excimer laser.

Enrollment: 137 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Healthy subjects age 21 and older.
• Subjects with nearsightedness, farsightedness and/or astigmatism.

Exclusion Criteria:Autoimmune diseases.

• Children.
• Women pregnant or nursing.
• Ectatic corneal disease.
• Previous ocular surgery.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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137 participants in 2 patient groups

Wavefront guided LASIK/PRK

Active Comparator group

Description:

Wavefront-guided LASIK/PRK

Treatment:

Procedure: LASIK and PRK

Wavefront optimized LASIK/PRK

Active Comparator group

Description:

Wavefornt optimized LASIK/PRK

Treatment:

Procedure: LASIK and PRK