N/A
N=106
Phaco Versus Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS) Health Economic Study
Cataract
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00762606 ↗Enrolled (actual)
106
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jul 2011
Primary outcome: Primary: Posterior Capsule Opacification Evaluation — 3; 28 participants
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- Phacoemulsification cataract extraction surgery (Procedure); Small incision cataract surgery (Procedure)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 50+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research
- Primary completion
- Jun 2010
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Posterior Capsule Opacification Evaluation |
3; 28 | — |
| SECONDARY Corneal Astigmatism |
1.05; 1.95 | — |
Summary
To compare the health economic parameter and clinical outcome of Phacoemulsification with small incision cataract surgery (SICS)
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patient has senile cataract and require unilateral cataract extraction followed by implantation of an AcrySof or PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL);
- Pupil dilation ≧7 mm after mydrisis;
- Patient undergoing cataract surgery for the first eye;
- VA prognosis ≧6/12
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with history of ocular pathology or diabetic retinopathy;
- Patients with traumatic, subluxated and posterior polar cataract;
- Patients had ocular surgery in the past 6 months;
- Patients with significant intra-operative complications
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00762606). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.