Study of the MEL 80 Excimer Laser Using LASIK in the Treatment of Mixed Astigmatism

A Prospective Multicenter Trial To Evaluate The Safety And Effectiveness Of The MEL 80 Excimer Laser Using LASIK (Laser In Situ Keratomileusis) For The Correction Of Naturally Occuring Mixed Astigmatism Up To 6.0 D

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the MEL 80 Excimer Laser is effective in the treatment of mixed astigmatism up to 6.0 D, when used as part of the Laser In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) procedure.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Mixed Astigmatism
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: MEL 80 Mixed Astigmatism Treatment

Detailed Description

LASIK has become one of the most common refractive eye procedures performed in the country. In the mixed astigmatism procedure, a combination of both a steepening (hyperopic treatment) and a flattening (myopic treatment) occur on the corneal surface. The surgeon will produce a standard keratomileusis flap using a microkeratome, exposing the corneal stroma. Recontouring under the flap is then accomplished by the removal of tissue from the stroma with the laser. This recontouring results in an altering of effective lens power of the central cornea, measured in diopters (D). The MEL 80 Excimer Laser System will be evaluated for its ability to create accurate and stable mixed astigmatic refractive correction results.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 126
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • San Diego, California, United States, 92106
      • US Navy Refractive Surgery Center
  • Colorado
    • Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, 80111
      • Dishler Laser Institute
  • Missouri
    • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64055
      • Discover Vision Centers
  • Oregon
    • Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97401
      • Fine, Hoffman, and Packer
  • Wisconsin
    • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53717
      • Davis Duehr Dean Eye Clinic

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Naturally occurring mixed astigmatism when the magnitude of cylinder (up to 6.0 D) is greater than the magnitude of sphere, and the cylinder and sphere have opposite signs, at the spectacle plane;
• Have a stable refraction for at least the past twelve months, as demonstrated by a change of less than or equal to 0.50 D preoperative spherical equivalent shift over twelve months prior to surgery;
• Discontinue use of contact lenses at least 2 weeks for hard contacts and 3 days for soft lenses prior to the preoperative examination;
• Hard contact lens wearers must have two central keratometry readings and two manifest refractions taken at least one week apart that do not differ by more than 0.50 D
• Have visual acuity correctable to at least 20/40 in both eyes
• Have no more than 0.75 D of latent hyperopia as determined by the difference between the preoperative manifest refractive spherical equivalent (MRSE) and cycloplegic refractive spherical equivalent (CRSE);
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Corneal topography should be normal;
• The operative eye must be targeted for emmetropia;
• Be willing and able to return for scheduled follow-up examinations for twelve months after surgery;
• and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• History of anterior segment pathology, including cataracts (in the operative eye);
• Clinically significant dry eye syndrome unresolved by treatment;
• Residual, recurrent, active ocular or uncontrolled eyelid disease, corneal scars within the ablation zone or other corneal abnormality such as recurrent corneal erosion or severe basement membrane disease;
• Ophthalmoscopic signs of keratoconus (or keratoconus suspect);
• Required ablation is deeper than 250 microns from the corneal endothelium;
• Irregular or unstable (distorted/not clear) corneal mires on central keratometry readings;
• Blind in the fellow eye;
• Previous intraocular or corneal surgery of any kind in the operative eye(s), including any type of surgery for either refractive or therapeutic purposes;
• History of ocular Herpes zoster or Herpes simplex keratitis;
• History of steroid-responsive rise in intraocular pressure, glaucoma, or preoperative IOP >21 mm Hg;
• Diabetes, diagnosed autoimmune disease, connective tissue disease or clinically significant atopic syndrome;
• Immunocompromised patients, or use of chronic systemic corticosteroid or other immunosuppressive therapy;
• Pregnant, lactating, or child-bearing potential and not practicing a medically approved method of birth control;
• Sensitivity to planned study medications;
• Simultaneous participation in other ophthalmic drug or device clinical trial.
• For Fellow (Second) Eyes in Simultaneous Bilateral Treatment Procedures
• 1. Flap complications during the first eye's surgery such as a free cap, partial flap, thin flap, or irregular flap.
• 2. Epithelial defect exceeding 2 mm x 2 mm in dimension, or clinically significant debris in the interface between the flap and underlying stroma for the first eye.
• 3. Severe blepharospasm in the first eye that may have prevented or impeded the completion of the keratectomy and/or the laser ablation procedure.
• 4. Poor subject cooperation with instructions for the first eye's surgery and/or poor subject fixation on the laser fixation target.
• 5. Aborted LASIK procedure in the first eye or PRK was performed in the first eye because LASIK was not possible.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
At the point of stability, a minimum of 75% of eyes should have an achieved refraction within ± 1.00 D of the intended outcome, and at least 50% of eyes should be within ± 0.50 D of the intended outcome.	Point of stability
A minimum of 85% of eyes should have an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/40 or better at the postoperative interval at which stability has been established.	Point of stability
A minimum of 95% of eyes should have a change of < 1.00 D in manifest refraction spherical equivalent (MRSE) between 2 refractions performed at least 3 months apart, and the mean rate of MRSE change per month should be < 0.04 D.	Point of stability
Distance BSCVA of worse than 20/40 at the postoperative interval at which stability has been established should occur in less than 1.0 % of eyes that had a BSCVA of 20/20 or better before surgery.	Point of stability
Loss of more than 2 lines of BSCVA should occur in less than 5.0 % of eyes.	Postoperative visits
Incidence of adverse events to occur in less than 1% of eyes	Postoperative visits

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Subject Satisfaction: As measured by a subjective questionnaire, and will be considered as a secondary efficacy variable.	Postoperative visits 3, 6, 9 and 12 months
Incidence of complications	Postoperative visits
Patient Symptoms: As measured by a subjective questionnaire, will be considered as a secondary safety variable.	Preoperative and Postoperative visits 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: John Doane, MD, Discover Vision Centers; Principal Investigator: Richard Hoffman, MD, FIne, Hoffman, and Packer LLC; Principal Investigator: Howard Fine, MD, FIne, Hoffman, and Packer LLC; Principal Investigator: Mark Packer, MD, FIne, Hoffman, and Packer LLC; Principal Investigator: David Tanzer, MD, US Navy Refractive Surgery Center, San Diego, CA; Principal Investigator: John Vukich, MD, Davis Duehr Dean Eye Clinic; Principal Investigator: Jon Dishler, MD, Dishler Laser Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 1, 2008
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 26, 2008
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 26, 2008
• First Posted (Estimate): September 30, 2008

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 19, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 17, 2018
• Last Verified: January 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Therapeutics; Laser Therapy; Mixed Astigmatism; Laser In Situ Keratomileusis; Laser Corneal Surgery; Refractive Surgical Procedures; Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedure; Operative Surgical Procedures
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Eye Diseases; Refractive Errors; Astigmatism
• Other Study ID Numbers: MEL 80-2006-2