OCT-guided DSAEK Graft Shaping and Smoothing (DSAEK)

April 12, 2018 updated by: David Huang, Oregon Health and Science University

Randomized Clinical Trial of OCT-guided DSAEK Graft Shaping and Smoothing

The primary goal of this study is to determine if excimer laser smoothing of the cornea before Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK)improves postoperative Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity (BSCVA).

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Many surgeons are moving away from full thickness corneal transplantation (because of risks involving rejection, irregular astigmatism, and wound dehiscence) to partial thickness transplantations of either the anterior or posterior (endothelial) layers. However this technique is not without its drawbacks. DSAEK uses a mechanical microkeratome to cut the graft, but vision is limited by the roughness of the cut surface.

DSAEK can lead to significant refractive error due to the non-uniform shape of the microkeratome cut graft, and the roughness of the microkeratome cut surface limits vision to an average of 20/31. Optical coherence tomography (OCT)-guided laser shaping and smoothing may improve the refractive and visual outcome.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

6

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Oregon
      • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97210
        • Devers Eye Insitute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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:

  • Adults with visual complaint and objective evidence of decreased vision due to corneal edema related to Fuchs' corneal endothelial dystrophy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Inability to give informed consent
  • Inability to maintain stable fixation for OCT imaging
  • Inability to commit to required visits to complete the study
  • Eyes with concurrent cataract, retinal diseases, glaucoma, or other eye conditions that may limit the visual outcome after surgery

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: DSAEK with graft shaping and smoothing
Procedure: DSAEK with graft shaping and smoothing
  1. A 5mm incision will be made in the sclera (white portion) of the eye, approximately 1mm from the edge of the cornea
  2. The tissue on the underside of the cornea (endothelium) will be scraped away
  3. The graft from the donor cornea (previously smoothed with a laser) will be inserted through the incision and placed against the endothelium of the host cornea.
Active Comparator: Standard DSAEK
Procedure: Standard DSAEK
  1. A 5mm incision will be made in the sclera (white portion) of the eye, approximately 1mm from the edge of the cornea
  2. The tissue on the underside of the cornea (endothelium) will be scraped away
  3. The graft from the donor cornea will be inserted through the incision and placed against the endothelium of the host cornea.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of patients with better post-operative spectacle-corrected visual acuity when implant graft is smoothed with eximer laser versus no smoothing of the graft.
Time Frame: 24 months
To determine whether OCT-guided excimer laser graft shaping improves postoperative visual acuity, including reduction of postoperative hyperopic shift and improvement of the predictability of postoperative refraction.
24 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mark Terry, MD, Devers Eye Institute, Legacy Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 31, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

August 31, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 3, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 24, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

April 26, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 17, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 12, 2018

Last Verified

April 1, 2018

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • OHSU IRB#00006612 DSAEK

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