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Study of change in corneal curvature after 2 types of incisions in cataract surgery

A comparative study of surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) in temporal and on-axis clear corneal incision in patients undergoing phacoemulsification- Randomized controlled trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/03/083370
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-03-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: H251- Age-related nuclear cataract Health Condition 2: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract

Interventions

Intervention1: Site of surgical incision no drug used : On-axis clear corneal incision 90 days Intervention2: Site of surgical incision no drug used: Temporal clear corneal incision 90 days

Sponsors

Bhashitha Chowdary Koripalli
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age more than 18 years, patients undergoing phacoemulsification with corneal astigmatism less than 3.00 D

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Corneal sutures, any h/o ocular surgery, corneal opacity, any other ocular diseases which might decrease the visual potential after cataract surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
corneal curvature, astigmatism, vision pre and postopTimepoint: Baseline, day 1, 1 week, 3 weeks, 9 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
corneal curvature and vision pre and postopTimepoint: preop and 3months followup

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactBhashitha Chowdary Koripalli

Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences

venipriyadr@gmail.com9789700290

Outcome results

None listed

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