Blue Light Intraocular Lenses (IOLs) and Photostress

Alcon

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cataract

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00710996

M07-023

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine what effect a blue light filtering Intraocular Lens (IOL) has on macular pigment levels.

Enrollment: 58 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with existing bilateral IOLs of given type, age-matched patients with normal vision and no cataract surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• Age related

Trial design

58 participants in 3 patient groups

AcrySof Natural Intraocular Lens

Description:

AcrySof Natural Intraocular Lens (IOL) - Patients with previous bilateral implant of any Alcon lens model starting with the letters "SN"

AcrySof clear intraocular lens

Description:

AcrySof clear intraocular lens (IOL) - Patients with previous bilateral implant of any Alcon lens model starting with the letters "SA"

Phakic patients

Description:

Phakic patients - Age matched patients who have not had cataract surgery