Correction of Myopia Evaluation Trial (COMET)
Completed · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Myopia
In brief
To evaluate whether progressive addition lenses (PALs) slow the rate of progression of juvenile-onset myopia (nearsightedness) when compared with single vision lenses, as measured by cycloplegic autorefraction. An additional outcome measure is axial length, as measured by A-scan ultrasonography. To describe the natural history of juvenile-onset myopia in a group of children receiving conventional treatment (single vision lenses).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00000113
- Run by
- Stony Brook University
- People needed
- 469
- Starts
- 1997-09-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2016-04-15
Who can join
Age: 6 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- University of Alabama-Birmingham, School of Optometry — Birmingham, Alabama, United States
- New England College of Optometry — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Houston, College of Optometry — Houston, Texas, United States
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