Fuchs' Torsional Phaco Study

NCT00781027 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2010-05-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary objective is to compare the effect of torsional phacoemulsification and longitudinal phacoemulsification on central and peripheral corneal thickness/volume after cataract surgery in patients with Fuchs' endothelial dystrophy.

Conditions

  • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy
  • Phacoemulsification

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Phacoemulsification

Comparison of longitudinal phacoemulsification and torsional phacoemulsification

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Maastricht University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Rudy MMA Nuijts, MD, PhD · Maastricht University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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