Eye Diseases
Conditions
Sponsors
Suez Canal University Hospitals
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients will be enrolled in the study if they are: • Older than 40 years old, • With prior LASIK refractive surgery and • Having age-related cataract.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with any of the following will be excluded from the study: • History of previous ocular surgery • Prior intraocular inflammation, such as uveitis. • History of either blunt or penetrating ocular trauma. • Corneal opacity, dystrophy or degenerations. • Increased intraocular pressure over 21 mmHg. • Endothelial cell count, less than 2000 cells/mm2. • Retinal or optic nerve disease. • Intraoperative complications, such as posterior capsule rupture and postoperative complications. • Congenital cataract, secondary cataract or cataract associated with systemic diseases such as diabetes mellitus • No health insurance coverage.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| contrast sensitivity measurement | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| corneal spherical aberrations, high order aberration, point spread function and visual acuity. | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactMoataz Sallam
Associate Professor. Ophthalmology Consultant. Md. FRCSGlasg. Suez Canal University Hospital
Outcome results
None listed