Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Collagen Cross-Linking at an Irradiance of 9 mW/cm2 and 18 mW/cm2
Status: | Recruiting |
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Conditions: | Ocular, Dermatology |
Therapuetic Areas: | Dermatology / Plastic Surgery, Ophthalmology |
Healthy: | No |
Age Range: | 18 - 80 |
Updated: | 4/21/2016 |
Start Date: | October 2013 |
Contact: | Robert J Mack, M.D. |
Email: | rjsmack@aol.com |
Phone: | 847-755-9393 |
Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Photochemically Induced Collagen Cross-Linking at an Irradiance of 9 mW/cm2 and 18 mW/cm2 in Eyes With Keratoconus or Ectasia
The primary objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of corneal
collagen cross-linking at irradiance levels of 9 and 18 mW/cm2.
collagen cross-linking at irradiance levels of 9 and 18 mW/cm2.
General Inclusion Criteria
Prospective subjects must meet all of the following criteria to be eligible for
participation:
- 18 years of age or older
- Signed written informed consent
- Willingness and ability to comply with schedule for follow-up visits
- Contact lens removal prior to evaluation and treatment
Inclusion criteria for progressive keratoconus
Prospective subjects must meet two of the following criteria:
- Having a diagnosis of progressive keratoconus:
- An increase of ≥ 1.00 D in the steepest keratometry value
- An increase of ≥ 1.00 D in astigmatism manifest refraction
- A myopic shift (decrease in the spherical equivalent) of ≥ 0.50 D on subjective
manifest refraction
- Presence of central or inferior steepening on the Pentacam map.
- Axial topography consistent with keratoconus
- Steepest keratometry (Kmax) value ≥ 47.00 D
Inclusion criteria for ectasia
Prospective subjects must meet the following criteria:
- History of having undergone a keratorefractive procedure
- Meeting two of the following criteria
- Steepening by topography, either Pentacam or Humphrey
- Thinning of cornea
- Shift in the position of thinnest portion of cornea
- Change in refraction with increasing myopia
- Development of myopic astigmatism
- Development of irregular astigmatism
- Loss of best spectacle corrected acuity. 6.2 Exclusion Criteria
Subjects meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from this protocol:
- Eyes classified as either normal, atypical normal,
- Corneal pachymetry ≤ 350 microns at the thinnest point measured by Pentacam in the
eye to be treated
- A history of chemical injury or delayed epithelial healing in the eye to be treated.
- Pregnancy (including plan to become pregnant) or lactation during the course of the
study
- A known sensitivity to study medications
- Patients with nystagmus or any other condition that would prevent a steady gaze
during the treatment
- Inability to cooperate with diagnostic tests.
- Patients with a current condition that, in the investigator's opinion, would
interfere with or prolong epithelial healing.
- Taking Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) supplements within 1 week of the cross-linking
treatment.
- Patients who are unable to remain supine and tolerate a lid speculum for an extended
period of time.
We found this trial at
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Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169
Principal Investigator: Robert J Mack, M.D.
Phone: 847-755-9393
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