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The Effect of Cataract Extraction on the Contractility of Ciliary Muscle

NCT00624039 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2008-02-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the changes in the pilocarpine-induced ciliary body movement before and after cataract extraction in order to determine the effect of lens sclerosis on the ciliary muscle contractility.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

UBM with pilocarpine in presbyopia

ultrasound biomicroscopic examination in both eyes 30 minutes after one drop of 2% pilocarpine hydrochloride (Ocucarpine®, Samil Pharm., Seoul, Korea) instillation before and two months after cataract surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samsung Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Changwon Kee, M.D. · Department of Ophthalmology, Samsung Medical Center, Ilwon-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, 135-710, Republic of Korea. E-mail: [email protected]

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2008-03-31
Completion
2008-03-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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Diseases

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