A Comparison of PRK and LASIK for Correction of Myopia

University of Aarhus

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Myopia

Treatments: Procedure: PRK; Procedure: LASIK

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00404105

AUH-Ophthalmology-1999-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study compares the precision and accuracy of two laser refractive techniques, PRK and LASIK, for correction of nearsightedness between -6 and -8 diopters.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 49 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• spherical equivalent subjective refraction between -6.00 and -8.00 diopters
• age between 18 and 49 years
• desire for having laser refractive surgery

Exclusion criteria

• present or past eye disease excluding myopia
• pregnant or lactating woman

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)