To Study the Effects of Refractive Surgery on Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Measurements in the Eye: A Pilot Study

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Corrective eye surgeries, such as Lasik, are widely used to correct focusing problems such as myopia, or nearsightedness. Often these patients develop other conditions like myopic maculopathy or glaucoma which require monitoring with optical coherence tomography (OCT). Since OCT is a light-based test and changes the refractive status of the eye (in the cornea or the lens), it can potentially affect the results of the OCT measurements but has not been sufficiently studied. This pilot study aims at studying the potential change in OCT parameters in the eye after undergoing such surgery.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 19
View:

• Patients undergoing refractive surgery

• For patients undergoing bilateral eye surgery, the one with higher degree of ametropia will be included.

Locations
United States
Nebraska
Unversity of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITING
Omaha
Contact Information
Primary
Pukhraj P Rishi, MBBS
pukhraj.rishi@unmc.edu
402-559-2020
Backup
Tolulope A Fashina, MD
tfashina@unmc.edu
4025591853
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-06-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2025-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 33
Treatments
Ocular parameters
Patients aged 19 years or more who are scheduled to undergo refractive surgery will be included in the study. OCT will be performed at baseline (before surgery), 1 day after surgery and 1 week after surgery. Each patient will be tested 3 times.
Sponsors
Leads: University of Nebraska

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