Comparison of Conventional and Custom Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)

University of Utah44 enrolled

Overview

The study objective is to compare the clinical outcomes using wavefront guided PRK with iris registration and conventional laser PRK using FDA-approved laser technology on the same patient.

Patients undergoing bilateral PRK on the same day will have one eye randomly assigned to custom wavefront guided PRK and the fellow eye treated with conventional PRK.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Myopia

Interventions

Custom PRK with iris registrationPROCEDURE

PRK

Conventional PRKPROCEDURE

PRK

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients deemed to be suitable candidates for bilateral PRK Exclusion Criteria: * Patients desiring monovision correction rather than bilateral distance correction

Locations (1)

University of Utah, John Moran Eye Center

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual acuity

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Manifest refraction

Time frame: 6 months

Wavefront aberration value

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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