Comparison of the Performance of the Infiniti Vision and the Series 20000 Legacy Phacoemulsification Systems

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Cataract Extraction

• Registration Number: NCT00366665
• Lead Sponsor: Medical University of South Carolina

Brief Summary

To compare the efficiency of the Infiniti vision system and the Series 20000 Legacy System phacoemulsification units during routine cataract extraction.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2005-03
• Status Verified: 2005-05
• Study Completion: 2005-05
• Study First Submitted: 2006-08-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-08-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2006-08-17
• Study First Posted: 2006-08-21
• Last Update Posted: 2006-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• Cataract
• Eligible for cataract extraction with primary implantation of a posterior chamber IOL
• 2 to 3+ cataract density

Exclusion Criteria

• Preoperative ocular pathology that can affect visual acuity
• Corneal irregularities such as keratoconus, corneal dystrophy, corneal opacities.
• Previous intraocular or corneal surgery.
• Other ocular surgery at the time of the cataract extraction.
• Surgical Exclusion Criteria:
• Significant intraoperative intraocular bleeding
• Detached Descemet's membrane
• Implantation of the intraocular lens in the anterior chamber or sulcus

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ultrasound time
Amount of fluid used
Post operative visual acuity.