Manually performed limbal relaxing incisions vs femtosecond laser-guided astigmatic keratotomy

Manually performed limbal relaxing incisions vs femtosecond laser-guided astigmatic keratotomy for correction of corneal astigmatism after phacoemulsification

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201709002541488

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-23

Start date

2017-09-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Eye Diseases Corneal astigmatism

Interventions

Manually performed limbal relaxing incisions

astigmatic keratotomy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1-patients who have undergo phacoemulsification. 2-Clear cornea. 3-Astigmatism from 1 diopter up to 4 diopters

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1-corneal opacity. 2-History of corneal surgery. 3-Thin cornea. 4-Other cause of diminution of vision rather than corneal astigmatism (eg: optic disc atrophy & maculopathy). 5-Astigmatism less than 1 diopter and more than 4 diopters.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
keratometric reading by corneal Tomography (Pentacam).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Manifest refraction,uncorrected visual acuity and best corrected visual acuity by snellen's chart.	—

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactHassan Lotfy

Hassaniron57@yahoo.com00201020833002

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026