FACT: laser-assisted versus standard ultrasound cataract surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Symptomatic age-related cataract; Eye Diseases; Senile cataract

• Registration Number: ISRCTN77602616
• Lead Sponsor: niversity College London

Brief Summary

1. 2015 protocol in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26614627 2. 2020 results in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.02.028 (added 11/05/2020) 2. 2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33511963/ (added 01/02/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-01-06
• Study Completion: 2018-02-28
• Last Update Posted: 16 February 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 785

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 18 or over with symptomatic age-related cataract, one or both eyes
2. Patients must be sufficiently fluent in English to provide informed consent and completion of the patient-reported outcome measures
3. Patients must be willing to attend for follow up at 3 and 12 months after first eye cataract surgery

Exclusion Criteria

1. Secondary causes of cataract
2. Previous cataract, corneal or glaucoma surgery
3. Patient unable to give consent or unable to attend follow-up assessment
4. Patient unable to be positioned for surgery
5. Patient scheduled to undergo combined surgery, e.g. cataract and trabeculectomy
6. Previously identified poor pupil dilation
7. Post-operative intended refractive target is not between (+0.50 and -0.50 dioptres) for the study eye

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
naided distance visual acuity (UDVA, logMAR) at 3 months following surgery in the study eye measured using a standard ETDRS chart at a distance of 4 metres