PULSED LIGHT ACCELERATED CROSSLINKING VERSUS To compare two modes of a cornea strengthening procedure among patients of corneal infections.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- MICROBIAL KERATITIS
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/07/006000
- Lead Sponsor
- ETHRADHAMA SUPERSPECIALTY EYE HOSPITA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with culture proven bacterial and fungal non-resolving keratitis.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with perforated corneal ulcers
Patients with endophthalmitis
Pregnant patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaluate and compare the efficacy and safety of pulse light and continuous light accelerated corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) in the management of culture proven microbial keratitisTimepoint: The same preoperative topical medications will be continued post-CXL. All patients will be followed up one the 1st post operative day, 3rd post operative day, 7th Post operative day and 1 month post operatively and in each visit and will be observed for signs of resolution of microbial keratitis.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To evaulate the symptomatic improvement among patients before and after the treatment.Timepoint: The same preoperative topical medications will be continued post-CXL. All patients will be followed up one the 1st post operative day, 3rd post operative day, 7th Post operative day and 1 month post operatively and in each visit and will be observed for signs of resolution of microbial keratitis.