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Effect of Ectoine After Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK).

Egypt15 participantsStarted 2022-01-01

Plain-language summary

This is a comparative, open label, parallel group, non interventional study aims to assess the effect of Ectoine containing eye drops on stromal haze, pain and epithelial healing after Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). The patient apply Ectohylo eye drops (Ectoine +Sodium Hyauronate) in the right eye and Polyfresh Extra eye drops (Carboxymethyl cellulose + Sodium Hyauronate ) in the left eye plus the routine post PRK treatment in both eyes. Post operative pain , epithelial healing and corneal densitometry is observed in both eyes.

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 35 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient undergoing PRK for myopia and myopic astigmatism when astigmatism is 2.5 diopters or less and myopia with spherical equivalent -4 or less. Exclusion Criteria: * patient spherical equivalent more myopic than -4 diopters * Patients with astigmatism more than 2.5 diopter * Patients with anisometropia ( difference \> 2 diopters) * Patient with previous ocular surgery * Patients with chronic systemic disease that can affect results of laser vision correction (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) * Pregnant and lactating females

What they're measuring

Corneal Densitometry (assesed by Pentacam).

Timeframe: 3 months post operative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05313425

SponsorTanta University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-05

Contact for this trial

Mohamed Elkadim, MD

01004991183 mzekadem@gmail.com

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