Efficacy of Radial Keratotomy in the Optical Rehabilitation of Mild to Moderate Keratoconus Cases

Nisa Hastanesi36 enrolled

Overview

Keratoconus is a progressive ectatic disorder that steepens the cornea resulting in a conical shape. Radial Keratotomy can provide an optical rehabilitation by its flattening effect. It can also halt the progression of disease owing to fibrotic activation in perpendicular corneal incisions.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Radial Keratotomy in Keratoconus Cases

Interventions

radial keratotomyPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * keratoconus with a central corneal thickness (CCT) over 400µm, * poor corrected visual acuity (≤0.4 at Snellen visual acuity charts), * contact lens intolerance Exclusion Criteria: * apical scarring, * ocular or systemic problem other than keratoconus

Locations (1)

Ophthalmology Department, Nisa Hospital

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

outcome measures: uncorrected and best spectacle corrected visual acuity, keratometer readings

Preoperative and postoperative uncorrected visual acuity, best spectacle corrected visual acuity, and keratometer readings will be reviewed retrospectively. As reviewed follow up time range is 12 to 52 months, time frame is assessed as " 12 to 52 months"

Time frame: after surgery - 12 to 52 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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