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Retardation of Myopia in Orthokeratology

NCT00962208 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2013-10-28

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Summary

The primary aim of this study is to evaluate and compare the eyeball elongation in children wearing orthokeratology lenses and single-vision spectacles.

Conditions

  • Myopia

Interventions

DEVICE

orthokeratology lenses

Nightly use of orthokeratology to correct the refractive error for a period of two years

DEVICE

single-vision spectacle lenses

Daily use of spectacles to correct the refractive error for a period of two years

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Menicon Co., Ltd.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Pauline Cho, PhD · The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
10 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-03-31
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2011-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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