The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) - a Keratoconus Observation Study
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Diagnostic test
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY
Aim of this study is to conduct longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses about the corneal ectatic disease Keratoconus based on data obtained from Keratoconus patients in the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC). The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) was founded in 2010 and, up to now, comprises more than 3,000 Keratoconus patients. Topographic, tomographic and biomechanic characteristics of the disease are being analyzed with the intention to elucidate how the disease begins and develops during lifetime.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• All Keratoconus patients presenting in the department of ophthalmology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Saarland, Germany.
Locations
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Germany
Department of Ophthalmology
RECRUITING
Homburg
Time Frame
Start Date: 2011-01-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2032-01-01
Participants
Target number of participants: 5000
Treatments
Patients with Keratoconus
Aim is to include as many Keratoconus patients as possible with the intention to elucidate how the disease begins and develops during lifetime.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Universität des Saarlandes