Comparison of the Performance of the Infiniti Vision and the Series 20000 Legacy Phacoemulsification Systems

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cataract Extraction

Treatments

Device: Legacy 20000

Device: Infinit system

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00366665

MRC-05-002

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare the efficiency of the Infiniti vision system and the Series 20000 Legacy System phacoemulsification units during routine cataract extraction.

Sex

All

Ages

50+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Cataract
Eligible for cataract extraction with primary implantation of a posterior chamber IOL
2 to 3+ cataract density

Exclusion criteria

Preoperative ocular pathology that can affect visual acuity
Corneal irregularities such as keratoconus, corneal dystrophy, corneal opacities.
Previous intraocular or corneal surgery.
Other ocular surgery at the time of the cataract extraction.
Surgical Exclusion Criteria:
Significant intraoperative intraocular bleeding
Detached Descemet's membrane
Implantation of the intraocular lens in the anterior chamber or sulcus