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Comparison of Cataract Surgery with Illuminator Chopper and Surgical microscope light source

Prospective Randomized, Paired-Eye, Controlled Study on Comparison of Intraoperative Patient Experience and Postoperative Clinical Outcomes after Phacoemulsification Cataract Surgery with Illuminator Chopper and Conventional Chopper with Surgical microscope light source

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0006042
Enrollment
90
Registered
2021-03-30
Start date
2021-03-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-03-06

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : The order of selection of surgical methods will be randomly assigned to patients who have listened to the explanation of the clinical trial and voluntarily agreed to participate. The

Sponsors

Korea University Ansan Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Over 20 years old 2. patients diagnosed with binocular cataract 3. when both eyes are suitable for cataract surgery 4. if the best corrected visual acuity is expected to be 0.5 Snellen or higher after cataract surgery 5. patients for whom no other secondary surgery was planned during the study period 6. patients who can comply with the examination procedure during the entire study period 7. patients who provide written consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. in the case of eye diseases other than cataracts that may cause complications or affect clinical outcomes (e.g., anterior segment pathology, corneal dystrophy, ocular inflammation, retinal disorders, or neurological disorders) 2. in case of preoperative ocular or systemic conditions and drug use that may affect the research results or cause excessive risk to the study subject, or complications may occur 3. congenital eye abnormalities 4. if subjects have a history of ophthalmic surgery that may affect the study results or pose a risk to the patient 5. when prior consent cannot be obtained.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Patient experience score during surgery

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Capsulorrhexis area;Anterior capsule opacity score;Posterior capsule opacity score;Score for evaluating the degree of cooperation of the patient during surgery;Operation time and ultrasound use time;Visual acuity;Corneal thickness;Macular thickness

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHee Young Kim

Korea University Ansan Hospital

letpooh00@naver.com+82-31-412-5168

Outcome results

None listed

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