Comparison of Manual Super Small Incision Cataract Surgery and Phacoemulsification

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01146964

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-06-22

Start date

2010-05-31

Completion date

2011-06-30

Last updated

2014-01-03

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

Conditions

Cataract, Phacoemulsification

Keywords

Age related cataract, Phacoemulsification, Manual super small incision cataract surgery

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of manual super small incision cataract surgery (MSSICS) and Phacoemulsification.

Interventions

PROCEDUREMSSICS

Manual super small incision cataract surgery

PROCEDUREPhacoemulsification

cataract surgery with Phacoemulsification

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

50 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Age related cataract patients * Cataract density grade II-III according to the Emery-Little system classification system

Exclusion criteria

* Legal guardian(s) is/are not present for permission * Other eye diseases impairing visual acuity (ie. glaucoma) * patients with severe systemic diseases not good for ocular surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Corneal endothelial cell loss	3 months postoperatively

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
postoperative astigmatism	3 months postoperatively
visual acuity	3 month postoperatively

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026