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CompletedNCT03063164Updated Dec 14, 2021Results posted

A Comparison of LASIK Outcomes Using Two Femtosecond Lasers

An interventional study of Intralase IFS150 and Visumax in Myopia and Astigmatism, sponsored by Edward E. Manche. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years to 60 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-12-14.

Sponsored by Edward E. Manche · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
7
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Comparing LASIK outcomes using two femtosecond lasers

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Patients will have a comprehensive eye examination once they express an interest in the study. This includes a slit lamp examination of the front of the eye and a dilated fundoscopic examination of the back of the eye. If there is any pathology noted that would exclude the patient from the study, then the investigator will inform the patient and make an appropriate referral. Patients deemed appropriate for the study after a comprehensive examination including computerized videokeratography can be enrolled. Patients will undergo bilateral simultaneous eye surgery. Which eye is treated with the Intralase IFS 150 and which eye is treated with VisuMax will be randomized so there is a 50% chance for either eye to receive one treatment. Patients will be seen on the day of surgery, post op day one, one month, three months, six months and one year. Patients will receive topical antibiotics in each eye for one week following the procedure. Patients will receive pred forte 1% ophthalmic drops for one week after treatment. Patients will also receive vigamox ophthalmic drops for four days after treatment. All of this is within the usual and customary standard of care for the treatment of patients undergoing LASIK surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Myopia
  • Astigmatism

Keywords

  • Femtosecond laser
  • Visumax
  • Intralase IFS150
  • LASIK
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In context

Myopia

1,007 studies on the registry are indexed under Myopia; 210 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 7 is below the median of 80 across 803 interventional studies indexed under Myopia.

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Lead sponsor

Edward E. Manche is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects age 21 and older with healthy eyes. Nearsightedness between -0.25 diopters and -11.00 diopters with or without astigmatism of up to 5.00 diopters.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects under the age of 21
  • Subjects over the age of 60
  • Subjects with corneal ectatic disorders
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
7 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Intralase IFS

    Intralase IFS vs. Visumax

    Device: Intralase IFS150

  • Active comparator
    Visumax

    Visumax vs. Intralase iFS

    Device: Visumax

Interventions

  • DeviceIntralase IFS150

    Intralase flap creation

  • DeviceVisumax

    Visumax flap creation

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. ETDRS Uncorrected Visual Acuity

    Number of eyes with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 at 12 months measured using ETDRS testing charts

    Time frame: At post-operative month 12

Secondary outcomes

  1. Anterior Segment Ocular Coherence Tomography Measurement of Flap Thickness

    Anterior segment ocular coherence tomography

    Time frame: At postoperative month one

  2. Cochet Bonnet Asthesiometry Measurement of Corneal Sensation

    Cochet Bonnet Asthesiometry is measured on a scale of 1-6. Scores of 5 and above are considered normal.

    Time frame: At postoperative month twelve

  3. Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity

    Number of eyes losing 2 or more lines of corrected distance visual acuity measured by ETDRS testing charts

    Time frame: Postoperative month 12

  4. Aberrometry

    Aberrometry images will be obtained on the iDesign aberrometer

    Time frame: One three, six and twelve months

  5. Questionnaire Measuring Patient Preference for Laser Device

    Participants were asked if they preferred having LASIK surgery with either the Visumax laser, the Intralase iFS laser or had no preference between the two lasers.

    Time frame: Intraoperative (Approximately 1 minute after completion of surgery)

  6. Patient Reported Outcomes With LASIK

    PROWL study questionnaire

    Time frame: One month, three months, six months and twelve months

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Results

Posted Dec 14, 2021
Limitations and caveats
The study did not meet its planned enrollment number

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneIntralase IFS EyeVisumax Eye
Started77
Completed77
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryETDRS Uncorrected Visual Acuity

Number of eyes with an uncorrected visual acuity of 20/20 at 12 months measured using ETDRS testing charts

Time frame:
At post-operative month 12
Reported as:
Count of units · Eyes
ETDRS Uncorrected Visual Acuity
EyesIntralase IFS EyeVisumax Eye
ETDRS Uncorrected Visual Acuity55
SecondaryAnterior Segment Ocular Coherence Tomography Measurement of Flap Thickness

Anterior segment ocular coherence tomography

Time frame:
At postoperative month one

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryCochet Bonnet Asthesiometry Measurement of Corneal Sensation

Cochet Bonnet Asthesiometry is measured on a scale of 1-6. Scores of 5 and above are considered normal.

Time frame:
At postoperative month twelve
Reported as:
Count of units · Eyes
Cochet Bonnet Asthesiometry Measurement of Corneal Sensation
EyesIntralase IFS EyeVisumax Eye
Score of greater than or equal to 577
Score of less than 500
SecondaryBest Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity

Number of eyes losing 2 or more lines of corrected distance visual acuity measured by ETDRS testing charts

Time frame:
Postoperative month 12
Reported as:
Count of units · Eyes
Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity
EyesIntralase IFS EyeVisumax Eye
Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity00
SecondaryAberrometry

Aberrometry images will be obtained on the iDesign aberrometer

Time frame:
One three, six and twelve months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

SecondaryQuestionnaire Measuring Patient Preference for Laser Device

Participants were asked if they preferred having LASIK surgery with either the Visumax laser, the Intralase iFS laser or had no preference between the two lasers.

Time frame:
Intraoperative (Approximately 1 minute after completion of surgery)
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Questionnaire Measuring Patient Preference for Laser Device
ParticipantsAll Participants
Preferred Visumax3
Preferred Intralase IFS2
No preference2
SecondaryPatient Reported Outcomes With LASIK

PROWL study questionnaire

Time frame:
One month, three months, six months and twelve months

No measurements were reported for this outcome.

Adverse events

Collected over Twelve months. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Intralase IFS Eye0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)
Visumax Eye0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)0/7 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

Age, Categorical
Age, Categorical(Participants)All Participants
<=18 years0
Between 18 and 65 years7
>=65 years0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)All Participants
Female6
Male1
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants)All Participants
Asian5
Caucasian2
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(Participants)All Participants
United States7
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Study locations

1 site
  • Byers Eye Institute at Stanford
    Palo Alto, California 94303, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Mar 6, 2018

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 14, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03063164
Lead sponsor
Edward E. Manche
Responsible party
Edward E. Manche (Professor of Ophthalmology, Stanford University) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Feb 24, 2017
Start date
Feb 14, 2017
Primary completion
Nov 13, 2018
Completion
Nov 13, 2018
Results posted
Dec 14, 2021
Last update
Dec 14, 2021

Study contacts

Edward Manche, MD
principal investigator · Stanford University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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