Ten-year Follow-up of Laser in Situ Keratomileusis in Patients 8 to 15 Years Old

Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Anisometropia

Treatments: Procedure: LASIK

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00800774

ARVO - BN - 2009

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety, efficacy, predictability, and stability of laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) to correct high anisometropia in patients 8 to 15 years old in whom conventional treatments have failed.

Full description

Nine eyes of nine patients (3 male and 6 female) with high anisometropia (>3.50 D), were included in this study. Minimum follow-up was 10 years. All patients were treated with the Chiron Technolas 217 excimer laser.

Enrollment: 9 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 15 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• High anisometropia (>3.50 D)
• Patients 8 to 15 years old
• Conventional treatments have failed

Exclusion criteria

• Diabetes
• Autoimmune diseases
• Topographic abnormalities

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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9 participants in 1 patient group

1

Experimental group

Description:

Nine eyes of nine patients (3 male and 6 female) with high anisometropia (>3.50 D), were included in this study. Minimum follow-up was 10 years. All patients were treated with the Chiron Technolas 217 excimer laser.

Treatment:

Procedure: LASIK