Phaco Versus Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) Health Economic Study

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Conditions studied: Cataract

In brief

To compare the health economic parameter and clinical outcome of Phacoemulsification with small incision cataract surgery (SICS)

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00762606

Run by

Alcon Research

People needed

106

Starts

2008-09-01

Expected to finish

2010-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-10-31

Who can join

Age: 50 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient has senile cataract and require unilateral cataract extraction followed by implantation of an AcrySof or PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL);
• Pupil dilation ≧7 mm after mydrisis;
• Patient undergoing cataract surgery for the first eye;
• VA prognosis ≧6/12

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with history of ocular pathology or diabetic retinopathy;
• Patients with traumatic, subluxated and posterior polar cataract;
• Patients had ocular surgery in the past 6 months;
• Patients with significant intra-operative complications

Where it is running

• Alcon Call Center — Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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