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CompletedNCT04468022Updated Sep 2, 2021

Toric Trifocal IOL Treatment With High Astigmatism and Hyperopia vs SMILE Enhancement After Trifocal IOL Treatment

An interventional study of Toric Trifocal IOL in Astigmatism High Both, Pseudophakia and Hyperopia, sponsored by Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo. Completed at 1 site in Kosovo. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-02.

Sponsored by Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years after the study started (first participant enrolled Jun 2018, registered Jun 2020).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
20 Years to 45 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to assess visual and refractive outcomes after Toric Trifocal lens implantation and visual outcomes after laser vision correction (LVC) - ReLex Smile to correct residual refraction after 6 months of Toric Trifocal (IOL) implantation.

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The current state of the art for the correction of aphakia and presbyopia after lens extraction and refractive lensectomy is the implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses (IOL). In this study, the trifocal IOL types AT LISA TRI 839MP and AT LISA TRI TORIC 939MP (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Germany) were assessed.

In this prospective non-randomized study patients with spherical hypermetropia of >4 D in combination with high astigmatism of >3.0 D were treated. The first group of 40 eyes of 20 patients underwent refractive lensectomy, followed by implantation of the diffractive trifocal IOL type AT LISA TRI 839MP (Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany) and 6 months later SMILE surgery. In 40 eyes of 20 patients in the second group IOL type AT LISA TRI TORIC 939MP were implanted. All patients were adequately consulted preoperatively about this type of IOLs and they were verbally consented. The study is adherent to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. All patient are between 20- 45 years old.

The current study demonstrates that both the non-toric and toric versions of the trifocal IOL evaluated here provide excellent functional vision to patients, with good distance, intermediate and near uncorrected VA, a wide range of vision and good contrast sensitivity.

Before SMILE,Yag-Laser capsulotomy should be performed on all patients, regardless of posterior capsule ossification, in pseudophakic patients with residual refraction. When the Yag-Laser is applied after the Smile, there will be a diopter change.

Relex Smile surgery in pseudophakic patients with trifocal IOL was safe, effective, and predictable in a large cohort of patients. It is noteworthy that the decision for a treatment strategy (toric IOL or non-toric IOL with SMILE in s second step) should be made carefully, to select the appropriate method for the patient. During phaco surgey the positions of incisions should be determined according to the angle of the highest K value of the patient. For high astigmatic patients, toric trifocal IOL is highly effective.

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Conditions studied

  • Astigmatism High Both
  • Pseudophakia
  • Hyperopia

Keywords

  • RELEX SMILE
  • Trifocal IOL
  • Toric Trifocal IOL
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In context

Pseudophakia

54 studies on the registry are indexed under Pseudophakia; 8 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 45 across 25 interventional studies indexed under Pseudophakia.

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Lead sponsor

Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; 6 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
20 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. High spherical hypermetropia
  2. Astigmatismus >2 D or higher
  3. Amblyopia
  4. Strabismus (accomodative esotropia)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Glaucoma
  2. Retinal detachment
  3. Corneal disease
  4. Macular degeneration
  5. Advanced Retinopathy
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Toric Trifocal IOL

    Twenty patients (20) underwent Toric Trifocal IOL surgery (first group)

    Procedure: Toric Trifocal IOL

  • Active comparator
    Toric Trifocal IOL RELEX SMILE

    Twenty patients (20) underwent Toric Trifocal IOL and RELEX SMILE surgery (second group)

    Procedure: Toric Trifocal IOL

Interventions

  • ProcedureToric Trifocal IOL

    Interventions are performed using a standard technique of sutureless phacoemulsification. In all cases, topical anesthesia was administered and pharmacologic mydriasis was induced using a combination of tropicamide and phenylephrine (10.0%). A mean clear corneal microincision of 2.2 mm was made with a knife according to position of the preop highest K value of the patient. A paracentesis was made 60 degree to 80 degree, clockwise from the main incision, and the anterior chamber was filled with an ophthalmic viscoelastic (OVD) after phacoemulsification/lensectomy and removal of clear lens. The IOL was subsequently implanted through the main incision using the BLUEMIXS 180 injector (Carl Zeiss meditec, Jena, Germany) for trifocal IOL , VISCOJECTTM BIO injector for toric trifocal IOL and then the OVD was removed. Postoperative pharmacologic treatment is performed with the combination of antibiotic and steroidal anti-inflammatory drops

    Also known as: Zeiss Meditec

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Measure of visual and refractive outcome after Toric Trifocal lens implantation

    Complete ocular examination

    Time frame: 6 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Measure of LVC using ReLex Smile to correct residual refraction after 6 months of Toric Trifocal IOL

    Complete ocular examination

    Time frame: 6 months

Other outcomes

  1. UDVA, CDVA, CNVA, Goldmann applanation tonometry

    Examinations used

    Time frame: 6 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Eye Hospital Pristina
    Pristina, 10000, Kosovo
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Jun 2018 to primary completion in Jun 2019, 12 months.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 29, 2020
First posted
Jul 13, 2020
StartActual
Jun 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Jun 1, 2019
CompletionActual
Jun 15, 2020
Last update
Sep 2, 2021
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 2, 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
NCT04468022
Lead sponsor
Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo
Responsible party
Dr. Faruk Semiz (Head of Ophthalmology, Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 13, 2020
Start date
Jun 1, 2018
Primary completion
Jun 1, 2019
Completion
Jun 15, 2020
Last update
Sep 2, 2021

Study contacts

Faruk Semiz, Dr.
principal investigator · Principal Doctor

Oversight

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