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Wavefront-guided PRK vs Wavefront-optimized PRK
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT02091934
Purpose
The purpose of the study is to compare the results of PRKK surgery when using
wavefront-guided excimer laser treatment compared to wavefront optimized excimer laser
treatment in patients with nearsightedness with and without astigmatism
Official Title
A Prospective, Randomized Comparison of Fellow Eyes Undergoing Wavefront-guided PRK Versus Wavefront-optimized PRK Using the Alcon Allegretto Eye-Q 400 Excimer Laser
Stanford Investigator(s)
Edward Manche, MD
Professor of Ophthalmology
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Subjects age 21 and older with healthy eyes.
- Nearsightedness between -0.25 diopters and -8.00 diopters with or without astigmatism
of up to 5.00 diopters.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects under the age of 21.
- Excessively thin corneas.
- Topographic evidence of keratoconus.
- Ectactic eye disorders.
- Autoimmune diseases.
- Pregnant or nursing.
- Patients must have similar levels of nearsightedness in each eye. They can not be more
than 2.5 diopter of difference between eyes.
- Patients must have similar levels of astigmatism in each eye. They can not have more
than 1.5 diopter of difference between eyes.
Intervention(s):
procedure: Wavefront-guided PRK
procedure: Wavefront-optimized PRK
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Linda Schwartz
650 498-7020