Comparing the outcomes and complications of protected and unprotected penetrating keratoplasty in treating chronic pseudophakic corneal edema

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Completed

• Conditions: Patients with a diagnosis of irreversible pseudophakic chronic corneal edema who required penetrating corneal transplantation due to failure to improve with other medical treatments; Eye Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN13006963
• Lead Sponsor: niversidad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2021-12-28
• Study Start: 2023-08-02
• Last Update Posted: 21 August 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients operated on for cataracts who developed chronic corneal edema resistant to medical treatment in an eye with some visual possibility
2. Written informed consent to participate in the research

Exclusion Criteria

1. Refusal of the patient to undergo another surgical treatment or not having the possibility of vision

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified