Clinical evaluation of two phacoemulsification tips: 23G phacoemulsification tip in comparison to 20G CMP phacoemulsification tip

Clinical evaluation of two phacoemulsification tips: 23G phacoemulsification tip in comparison to 20G CMP phacoemulsification tip - a randomised trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN72610588

Enrollment

Registered

2012-08-10

Start date

2008-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Cataract surgery Eye Diseases

Interventions

Cataract surgery will be performed under topical anaesthesia through a 3.0 mm temporal self-sealing sclero-corneal tunnel incision. In all techniques, the Anterior Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorhexis

in the fellow eye cataract surgery will be performed with the 20G phacoemulsification tip.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with age-related cataracts in both eyes awaiting bilateral same-day cataract surgery 2. Age range: 55 - 88 years, both male and female

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Anamnesis or clinical signs of uveitis 2. Glaucoma 3. Proliferative diabetic retinopathy 4. Trauma 5. Small pupil 6. Previous ophthalmic operation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Phacoemulsification time (sec) 2. Maximum phacoemulsification power (%)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Overall surgery time (min) 2. Length of corneal incision (mm) 3. Stability of anterior chamber 4. Corneal stress (semiquantitatively) 5. Anterior chamber flare measurement (LFCM) 6. Corneal endothelial cell count 7. Pachymetry 8. Corneal topography and keratometry	—

Countries

Austria

Outcome results

None listed

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