To correlate clinically observed grade of cataract with that of a machine Pentacam HR
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- cataract
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/05/005764
- Lead Sponsor
- DR SRI GANESH
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients giving written informed consent.
2.Patients within age group of 50-70yrs.
Patients with age-related / senile nuclear cataract
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients with cortical, posterior sub-capsular cataract, traumatic or complicated or mature intumescent or Morgagnian Cataract.
2.Patients with corneal opacities or corneal injury.
3.Un cooperative patients (suffering from dementia, unable to understand language)
4.Patients with any surface conjunctival disorders such as pinguecula, pterygium, etc.
5.History of previous ocular surgery including refractive surgery.
6.Inflammatory ocular conditions such as keratitis, kerato-uveitis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To grade nuclear cataracts using the Scheimpflug imaging with Pentacam HR and to correlate the same with the Lens Opacity Classification System III (LOCS III).Timepoint: Nuclear cataracts are graded using the Scheimpflug imaging with Pentacam HR and with the Lens Opacity Classification System III (LOCS III) on the Slit LampONCE PRE-OPERATIVELY.NO FOLLOW UP.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To use this data, to adjust surgical paarameters according to the grade of cataract.Timepoint: Intra-operatively.