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The purpose of this study is to compare the use of an Anterior Chamber Maintainer (ACM) as the sole fluid source in phacoemulsification micro incision cataract surgery (using 1.1mm corneal incision) as opposed to conventional coaxial phacoemulsification (using 2.4mm corneal incision).
Three-port Micro Incision Cataract Surgery (Tri-MICS) is a technique suggested by Professor Assia. The idea (principle) behind the Tri-MICS technique is the use of a sleeveless phaco needle which is introduced via a tiny incision (1.1mm). An additional corneal incision is made for the introduction of a second surgical instrument, and a third for an ACM as an exclusive source for the infusion - this saves the need for an additional instrument. The ACM that will be used in this study (AVI New York) is a small metal tube with an external diameter of 1.1 mm, and an internal diameter of 0.9 mm and was developed specifically for this use. This type of ACM has been used in hundreds of surgeries and has been found to be both effective and safe.
This procedure has 4 clear advantages:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Tri-MICS | Experimental |
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| Conventional Phaco | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Phacoemulsification using an ACM as the sole fluid source | Procedure | A Tri-MICS system will be used with a sleeveless Kelman 20G tip through a 1.1mm CCI. A specialized 19G anterior chamber maintainer, with thin walls and a large internal diameter of 0.9mm will be inserted through a 1.1mm CCI. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Corneal temperature | Continuous corneal temperature will be measured during cataract surgery using an infra red thermal imaging system | up to 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Anterior chamber stability | Anterior chamber stability will be accessed during cataract surgery by the surgeon and post op by two different observers using surgery video record. | up to 12 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Meir Medical Center | Kfar Saba | Israel |
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| Conventional Phaco | Procedure | a conventional Phaco with sleeved Kelman 20G tip, through a 2.4mm CCI |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002386 | Cataract |
| ID | Term |
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| D007905 | Lens Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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