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The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC)

NCT03923101 · Status: RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5000

Last updated 2026-04-27

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Summary

Aim of this study is to conduct longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses about the corneal ectatic disease Keratoconus based on data obtained from Keratoconus patients in the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC).

The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) was founded in 2010 and, up to now, comprises more than 3,000 Keratoconus patients. Topographic, tomographic and biomechanic characteristics of the disease are being analyzed with the intention to elucidate how the disease begins and develops during lifetime.

Conditions

  • Keratoconus

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Topographic, tomographic and biomechanical analysis.

The study is based upon data obtained during routine medical follow-ups using 1. the Pentacam high resolution (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) 2. the Corvis ST (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) 3. the Anterior-Segment Optical Coherence Tomograph (AS-OCT) Casia 2 (Tomey, Nagoya, Japan) 4. the Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert Technologies, New York, USA).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universität des Saarlandes

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-01
Primary Completion
2036-01-01
Completion
2036-01-01

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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