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Evaluating the Safety of Femtosecond Laser assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS) and comparing it with Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (Phaco) in the hands of Junior Cataract Surgeons.

Evaluating the Safety of Femtosecond Laser assisted Cataract Surgery (FLACS) and comparing it with Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery (Phaco) in the hands of Junior Cataract Surgeons : Randomized, Masked, Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2018/12/016584
Enrollment
320
Registered
2018-12-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-25

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Alcon Laboratiores Inc
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Uncomplicated age related cataracts, Nuclear Opalescence(NO) grade I to IV(LOCS III classification). Only one eye of each patient will be included

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Ocular comorbidity, glaucoma, uveitis, previous ocular trauma or surgery, pseudoexfoliation, traumatic cataract, subluxated cataract.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Central Corneal Thickness, Corneal edema, Anterior Chamber Inflammation (anterior chamber cells and flare) at 1 day, 1 week and 1 month postoperativelyTimepoint: 1 day, 1 week and 1 month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Macular thickness at 1 month and 3 months, Corneal endothelial cell count and morphology at 6 months postoperatively, Visual Acuity (uncorrected and corrected) at 1 day, 1 week and 1, 3 months postoperativelyTimepoint: 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months and 6 months.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Abhay R Vasavada

Raghudeep Eye Hospital

icirc@abhayvasavada.com

Outcome results

None listed

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