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To study the changes in Corneal Epithelial thickness following a refractive procedure for short sightedness

Epithelial thickness profile changes following ReLEx SMILE- Small incision refractive lenticule extraction for myopia and myopic astigmatism

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2015/05/005812
Enrollment
100
Registered
2015-05-26
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS WITH SHORT SIGHTEDNESS OPTING FOR RERACTIVE PROCEDURE-ReLEx SMILE

Interventions

Intervention1: Epithelial corneal thickness measured pre-operatively in patients undergoing ReLex SMILE.: using anterior Segment OCT. Intervention2: Epithelial corneal thickness measured post-operativ

Sponsors

NETHRADHAMA SUPERSPECIALITY EYE HOSPITAL
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Any gender , 21 to 40 years of age Myopia upto -10D spherical equivalent Stable corneal conditions within the last 12 months Stable refraction since past 12 months( Healthy ocular surface with stable tear film Discontinuation of soft contact lenses 1 week, and rigid contact lenses 3 weeks prior to surgery

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Thin corneas ( Corneal pachymetry Steep corneas Kmax >48 D Keratoconus suspects or frank keratoconus Mixed astigmatism Moderate to severe dry eye (Schirmerâ??s1 Socket / globe /lid anomalies â?? very deep set eyes, nanophthalmos Severe meibomian gland disease, lid abnormalities Severe atopy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study the epithelial thickness profile changes following ReLEx SMILE- Small incision refractive lenticule extraction for myopia and myopic astigmatism by anterior segment OCT.Timepoint: PATIENTS ARE FOLLOWED UP AT POST OPERATIVE DAY ONE, FIFTEEN DAYS AND AT THREE MONTHS

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactKirti Relekar

NETHRDHAMA SUPERSPECIALTY EYE HOSPITAL

kirtirelekar@gmail.com9820516075

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026