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Cataract is globally the most common cause of blindness and in Denmark the operation with - 50.000 treatments per year - is the most common eye operation. The cause of cataract is growth and denaturation of the lens proteins. This leads to an increased absorption of blue light and increased light scatter. This may affect newly discovered cells in the retina that are involved in the regulation of the circadian rhythm. When the internal circadian rhythm is not synchronized with the external day and night a phase-shift occurs. Most people know of this discomfort as jet-lag, but the consequences may be much more severe such as heighten risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
The goal of this project is to study how the circadian regulating cells of the retina is affected by cataract and by the operation. Cataract patients are studied before and after the operation with questionnaires, hormone and activity measurements and with a specialized pupil measurement that measures the indirect response of the circadian regulating cells to blue light.
Results from this study aim to shed light on the regulatory mechanisms of the eye on the circadian rhythm and how these are affected by cataract. Furthermore, choice of intraocular lens is evaluated. This may have impact on clinical practise especially with regard to choice of intraocular lens and widened indications for cataract surgery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Conventional Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) | Active Comparator | Standard minimal incision cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and posterior intraocular lens implantation. |
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| Yellow Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) | Experimental | Standard minimal incision cataract surgery by phacoemulsification and posterior intraocular lens implantation. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Yellow Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) | Procedure | Standard operation with blue light filter Yellow IOL implantation |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pupillary response to blue light | Measurement of the consensual light response to red (630 nm) and blue (470 nm) | 1 year/1month |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Questionnaire | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire | 1year/1month |
| Questionnaire | Morningness-eveningness questionnaire |
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For a subpopulation also:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Adam E Brøndsted, MD | Glostrup UH | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Glostrup University Hospital | Glostrup Municipality | DK-2600 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D002386 | Cataract |
| ID | Term |
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| D007905 | Lens Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| Conventional Intra Ocular Lens (IOL) | Procedure | Standard operation with conventional IOL implantation |
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| 1 year/1 month |
| Melatonin day variety analysis | Salivary samples collected with 4 hour interval during 24 hours. Analyzed for melatonin concentration with Radio Immuno Assay (RIA). | 1year/1month |
| Actigraphy | Activity measured during 7 days and 7 nights with the Spectrum Actiwatch, Respironics, Philips | 1year/1month |