The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC)

Recruiting now

Conditions studied: Keratoconus

In brief

Aim of this study is to conduct longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses about the corneal ectatic disease Keratoconus based on data obtained from Keratoconus patients in the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC). The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) was founded in 2010 and, up to now, comprises more than 3,000 Keratoconus patients. Topographic, tomographic and biomechanic characteristics of the disease are being analyzed with the intention to elucidate how the disease begins and develops during lifetime.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03923101

Run by

Universität des Saarlandes

People needed

5000

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2036-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-27

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All Keratoconus patients presenting in the department of ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saarland, Germany.

You may not qualify if…

• Patients without Keratoconus.

Where it is running

• Department of Ophthalmology — Homburg, Saarland, Germany (enrolling)

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