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Modified Surgical Techniques for Pediatric Cataract Treatment

NCT01844258 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 37

Last updated 2015-12-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Pediatric cataract is totally different from adult cataract. There is traditionally no difference in technique between pediatric and adult cataract surgery. Opacification of the visual axis was the most frequent complication after pediatric surgery. In this clinical study, the investigators aimed to evaluate the safety and postoperative recovery of a modified technique for pediatric cataract surgery.

Conditions

  • Cataract

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Modified technique

Peripheral 1-1.5 mm curvilinear capsulorhexis of anterior capsule

PROCEDURE

Traditional technique

Central 5-6 mm curvilinear capsulorhexis of anterior capsule

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sun Yat-sen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yizhi Liu, Ph.D. · Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
24 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2014-01-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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