Wavefront-guided Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK) Versus Wavefront-guided Lasik for Myopia

Not Recruiting

Trial ID: NCT01140594

Purpose

A prospective comparison of eyes undergoing wavefront-guided LASIK in one eye and wavefront-guided PRK in their fellow eye for myopia.

Official Title

A Prospective Randomized Eye to Eye Comparison of Fellow Eyes Undergoing Lasik With the IntraLase(TM) FS Versus PRK

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

* Subjects age 21 and older with healthy eyes.
* Nearsightedness between -0.75 diopters and -7.00 diopters with or without astigmatism of up to -3.50 diopters.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Subjects under the age of 21.
* Patients with thin corneas.
* Patients with topographic irregularities.
* Patients with keratoconus.
* Patients with autoimmune diseases.
* Patients who are pregnant or nursing.
* Patients must have similar levels of nearsightedness in each eye. They can not be more than 1.0 diopter of difference between eyes.
* Patients must have similar levels of astigmatism in each eye. They can not have more than 1.0 diopter of difference between eyes.

Intervention(s):

procedure: Photorefractive keratectomy

procedure: Laser in-situ keratomileusis

Not Recruiting

Contact Information

Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
Edward Manche
6504987020