Clinical trial NCT02627157: Measurements of Corneal Biomechanical Properties Using a Dynamic Scheimpflug Analyzer for Young Healthy Adults in South Korea
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Myopia
Lead sponsor: Yonsei University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2015-12-10
Enrollment: 472
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 20
Maximum age (years): 40
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Young myopic patients

Brief summary: The human cornea is affected by the magnitude and velocity of both internal and external forces because the cornea has both static and dynamic resistance components. Considering these natures of the human cornea, many investigators have tried to demonstrate corneal biomechanical properties to understand these characteristics of the cornea. Corneal biomechanical properties are known to influence the accuracy of measurements in intraocular pressure (IOP) and are recognized as important factor to explain the susceptibility of development of glaucomatous damage. Until recently, the only instrument which enabled the in vivo measurements of the ocular biomechanical properties was ocular response analyzer (ORA, Reichert Ophthalmic Instruments, Depew, NY, USA).8 The ORA has been used to assess the biomechanical properties of the cornea according to the dynamic bidirectional applanation process. A dynamic Scheimpflug analyzer (corneal visualization Scheimpflug technology \[Corvis ST\], OCULUS, Wetzlar, Germany) has been introduced recently and has become a useful instrument for evaluating corneal biomechanical properties. The dynamic Scheimpflug analyzer captures the dynamic process of corneal deformation caused by an air puff using an ultra-high-speed Scheimpflug camera at a rate of up to 4,330 images per second. Until now, well-organized analysis on the normative data of the corneal biomechanical profiles measured with the dynamic Scheimpflug analyzer for young healthy adults has not been reported yet. Hence, in the present study, we aim to conduct normative data analysis for the corneal biomechanical properties with the dynamic Scheimpflug analyzer in a cohort of young healthy adults in South Korea.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Participants will be included in analyses if they are 20 to 40 years of age
* Participants who have myopia with a spherical equivalent (SE) between 0.00 and -11.00 diopters (D)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Participants will be excluded from analyses if they had previous ocular or intraocular surgery, a visual field defect, suspicious optic disc appearance, IOP ≥ 30 mmHg, or presence of corneal abnormalities such as keratoconus and forme fruste keratoconus, corneal scarring that would preclude accurate measurements.

Primary outcomes:
measure: applanation time (AT)
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: applanation length (AL)
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: corneal velocity (CV)
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: deformation amplitude
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: peak distance
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: radius
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: maximal concave power
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: central corneal thickness (CCT)
timeFrame: 1 hour
measure: intraocular pressure (IOP)
timeFrame: 1 hour
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Seoul
country: Korea, Republic of
facility: Institute of Vision Research, Department of Ophthalmology, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Study officials:
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