The objective of this study is to evaluate the Raindrop® Near Vision Inlay for the improvement of near vision in presbyopic patients with treatments to optimize the ocular surface before corneal inlay surgery.
The surgical procedure includes a low dose, short duration mitomycin C (MMC) treatment on the exposed stromal bed of the non-dominant eye, before the unilateral implantation of the corneal inlay. This treatment is at a concentration of 0.2 mg/mL (0.02%) applied for 10 to 30 seconds on the stromal bed as well as the stromal side of the corneal flap or pocket. In the third month after surgical procedure, a one-drop a day of low dose steroid (initiated in the second month postoperative) will be continued for the duration of the 24-month follow-up period to maintain corneal health. Only a portion of patients will receive treatments to optimize the ocular surface preoperatively, and their clinical outcomes will be statistically compared against the portion not receiving the preoperative optimization.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
The surgical procedure includes a low dose, short duration mitomycin C (MMC) treatment on the exposed stromal bed of the non-dominant eye, before the unilateral implantation of the corneal inlay. This treatment is at a concentration of 0.2 mg/mL (0.02%) applied for 10 to 30 seconds on the stromal bed as well as the stromal side of the corneal flap or pocket.
The surgical procedure includes the unilateral implantation of the Raindrop Near Vision Inlay in the non-dominante eye for the improvement of uncorrected near vision.
Whitten Laser Eye
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
RECRUITINGUncorrected Visual Acuity
After the inlay procedure, patients will attain functional near visual acuity in the inlay eye and functional distance acuity binocularly.
Time frame: 24 Months
Incidence of Corneal Reaction
Patients treated with low dose, short duration MMC intraoperatively, then an extended low dose steroid regimen will have minimal levels of corneal reaction.
Time frame: 24 Months
Ocular Surface Health (Preoperative Optimization)
Patients with treatments to optimize the ocular surface before corneal inlay surgery will maintain a healthy tear breakup time and normal OSDI questionnaire responses.
Time frame: 24 Months
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