Comparison of Femtosecond Laser Assisted Cataract Surgery to Conventional Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Cataract

In brief

In this project, the investigators aim to compare the safety, efficacy, and predictability outcomes of conventional CEIOL surgery to Femtosecond-laser-assisted CEIOL (FLACS) in an effort to improve cataract surgery outcomes. The investigators hypothesis is that FLACS may lead to preservation of endothelial cells compared to conventional CE IOL.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02096627

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

154

Starts

2014-05-01

Expected to finish

2018-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients older than 18 years of age
• Ability to understand and sign an informed consent
• Visually significant cataract eligible to undergo cataract extraction by phacoemulsification with primary intraocular lens implantation in at least 1 eye
• Ability and commitment to follow up for 18 months after surgery
• No other ocular pathology and no previous/concurrent surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Any other ocular pathology that may affect best-corrected visual acuity
• Previous or concurrent ocular surgery
• Subjects who are pregnant, lactating, or planning to be pregnant during the course of the study.
• Patients with keratoconus or keratectasia
• Patients who are blind on one eye

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins University — Baltimore, Maryland, United States

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