CompletedNot Applicable

Intraocular Lens-shell Technique in Phacoemulsification

China80 participantsStarted 2011-12

Plain-language summary

In this study, the investigators introduce a surgical procedure called "IOL-shell technique" in the purpose of reduce complications of surgeries for dense cataract, and report a prospective randomized controlled study aiming at assessing efficacy and safety of the IOL-shell technique, which showed that the new procedure offered a safer way for hard cataract surgery over the conventional phacoemulsification procedure without compromise in efficacy.

Who can participate

Age range50 Years – 90 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 50 years or above * Dense cataract cases were defined as eyes in which the nuclear color was graded IV or V according to the Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III). Special attention was paid in selecting cases without apparent posterior cortical layer. * No central corneal opacification * Pupil diameter \>= 7 mm after full pharmacological dilation in preoperative assessment * A preoperative central endothelial cell count of \>= 1500 cells/mm2. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants with previous intraocular surgery * Abnormal lens zonules * Glaucoma * High myopia (\>-6.0 Diopters) * Pseudoexfoliation * Uveitis * Diabetes mellitus * Those who were not able to come for follow-up visits.

What they're measuring

Central corneal endothelial cell loss

Timeframe: one month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02138123

SponsorSun Yat-sen University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-06

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