Retrospective study of Comparison ofcorneal curvature using four different instruments and comparing it with the standard one, manual keratometer
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- CATARACT
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2015/05/005745
- Lead Sponsor
- ETHRADHAMA SUPERSPECIALTY EYE HOSPITA
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
Inclusion Criteria
1.Patients within age group of 50-70yrs.
2.Patients voluntarily undergoing FLACS.
3.Patients with pre-operative corneal astigmatism of 0.5 D or more.
Exclusion Criteria
1.Patients using any topical medication (such as anti-glaucoma medications,etc.)
2.Patients with keratoconus or any other corneal ectatic disorders, corneal opacities.
3.Un cooperative patients (suffering from dementia, unable to understand language)
4.Patients with obvious Dry Eye Syndrome.
5.Patients with any surface conjunctival disorders such as pinguecula, pterygium, etc.
6.Patients with glaucoma.
7.History of previous ocular surgery including refractive surgery.
8.Inflammatory ocular conditions such as keratitis, kerato-uveitis.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the keratometric readings obtained among patients undergoing Femto-second LASER Assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS), using <br/ ><br>�Manual Keratometer (Bausch and Lomb type) <br/ ><br>�Automated Keratometer (TOPCON KR-1, Japan) <br/ ><br>�ORBSCAN II ( Bausch and Lomb, USA) <br/ ><br>�IOL Master 500(Carl Ziess Meditec, Germany) <br/ ><br>�Pentacam® (Oculus, Germany) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Measurement of Keratometric readings was done once pre-operatively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ILTimepoint: NI