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A Study to Evaluate a New Oblique Chop Technique for Easier and Safer Cataract Surgery

Oblique Chop: A Novel Hook- and -lock technique for Single Step Nuclear Fracture in Cataract Surgery - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/11/097732
Enrollment
60
Registered
2025-11-20
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-12-08

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical Health Condition 2: H259- Unspecified age-related cataract

Interventions

Intervention1: Oblique Chop Technique for Phacoemulsification: A novel single-pass nucleus division method employing an oblique vector approach. The chopper is introduced through the side-port incisio

Sponsors

Rohit Om Parkash
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 40 to 80 years with visually significant cataract with grade Nuclear Sclerosis 1 to 3 as per LOCS 3 grading willing to consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Pseudoexfoliation, traumatic cataracts, zonular dialysis, previous intraocular surgery, corneal or ocular pathology.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1) Single-attempt nucleus division success rate; 2) Phacoemulsification time (seconds); 3) Cumulative Dissipated Energy (CDE); 4) Capsular bag stability.Timepoint: Baseline,1 month

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Best-Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA); 2) Endothelial cell loss (%) at 1-month follow-up; 3) Intra- and postoperative complication rates.Timepoint: Baseline, 1 month

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTushya Om Parkash

Dr Om Parkash Eye Institute

tushya@aol.in9980813156

Outcome results

None listed

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