A Safety and Effectiveness Study of PRK Using the ALLEGRETTO WAVE® EYE-Q Excimer Laser System

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

176

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2012

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

July 31, 2015

Conditions
MyopiaAstigmatism
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK)

In this corneal surgical procedure, the outer corneal epithelial layer will be removed, after which the corneal stroma will be reshaped by excimer laser ablation to reduce or eliminate refractive errors.

DEVICE

ALLEGRETTO WAVE EYE-Q excimer laser system

The ALLEGRETTO WAVE EYE-Q excimer laser system is used for corneal stroma reshaping during PRK surgery

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Alcon Research

INDUSTRY