Prospective Evaluation of Safety and Efficacy of Two Forms of Corneal Stromal Hydration

Utah System of Higher Education (USHE)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cataract

Treatments: Procedure: wound hydration method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00432874

UT16122

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study objective is to compare traditional and Wong methods of wound hydration for wound sealing following cataract surgery.

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Visually significant cataract requiring surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Evidence of Fuch's dystrophy, anterior basement membrane dystrophy, or corneal thinning or scarring
• Any intraoperative complications
• Cataract incision length < 1 mm
• Pregnancy

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Anterior stromal hydration ("Wong" method)

Treatment:

Procedure: wound hydration method

2

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional lateral wound hydration

Treatment:

Procedure: wound hydration method