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To analyse the benefit of use of contact lens after corneal transplant surgery

Epithelial Healing following Descemetâ??s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty: Role of Therapeutic Contact Lens

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2017/03/008205
Enrollment
40
Registered
2017-03-24
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H181- Bullous keratopathy Health Condition 2: null- Healthy

Interventions

Intervention1: Therapeutic Contact Lens: A therapeutic contact lens would be used in the test group for a maximum of 4 nights Control Intervention1: Nil: In the control group therapeutic contact lens

Sponsors

No sponsor
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age > 18yrs 2. Patient of pseudophakic bullous keratopathy (PBK) undergoing DSAEK 3. Written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. One eyed patient 2. Pre-existing glaucoma 3. H/o any prior ocular surgery (except cataract surgery with IOL) 4. Limbal stem cell deficiency 5. Patient not willing for follow up

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Endothelial cell densityTimepoint: Day 30;Graft attachmentTimepoint: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 7, Day 30, Day 90;Post-operative painTimepoint: Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 7, Day 30, Day 90;Visual acuityTimepoint: Day 1, Day 7, Day 30, Day 90—

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Time taken for epithelial healing (in days)Timepoint: At each successive post-operative day until the epithelium is completely healed (Day 1, Day 2, Day 3 and so on)—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ritika Mukhija

RP Centre, AIIMS

ritika.190@gmail.com9953227475

Outcome results

None listed

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