Isolated Bowman Layer Graft for Reducing and Stabilizing Advanced Keratoconus

Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery35 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the efficacy of mid-stromal implantation of an isolated Bowman layer graft, to reduce and stabilize ectasia in eyes with advanced keratoconus

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Advanced Keratoconus

Interventions

Bowman layer graft implantationPROCEDURE

For patients with progressive advanced keratoconus, a mid-stromal manual dissection is made and a donor isolated Bowman layer is positioned into the stromal pocket.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 16 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: •Advanced keratoconus Exclusion Criteria: * Further ophthalmic diseases * History of ocular surgery * Pregnancy, brest feeding

Locations (1)

Netherlands Institute for Innovative Ocular Surgery

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Corneal power

Reduction and stabilizing of the corneal power after Bowman layer graft implantation

Time frame: 2011-2020

Secondary Outcomes

Best corrected visual acuity

Time frame: 2011-2020

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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