Fresh Corneal Lenticule Implantation in Macular Corneal Distrophy With Relex Smile Surgery

Macular Corneal Dystrophy Clinical Trial

Official title:

Fresh Corneal Lenticule Implantation in Macular Corneal Distrophy With Relex-Smile Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Enrolling by invitation

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04642729
• Other study ID #: EyeHP
• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: February 2024
• Source: Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to examine the effect of fresh corneal lenticule implantation as allogenic graft taken from myopic patients to implanted in patients with macular corneal dystrophy using Visumax Femtosecond Laser Smile module surgery.

Description:

Macular Corneal Dystrophy is a severe form of stromal corneal dystrophy characterized by bilateral cloudy regions within hazy stroma and eventually severe visual impairment. Most cases of MCD are caused by mutations in the CHST6 gene encoding a protein involved in the production of keratan sulfate, which plays a role in the maintenance of corneal transparency. According to biomechanical instability of corneal metabolism (abnormal increase collagenase activity, decrease proteinase inhibitors, excessive premature keratocyte apoptosis, increase cytokine binding) at corneal dystrophies. Fresh Corneal Lenticule and autologous serum contains live stem cells that produce keratocytes, collagen fibers, extracellular matrix which contribute to the regeneration of the cornea, and all this results at increasing of corneal transparency and visual acuity in patients with corneal macular dystrophy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Enrolling by invitation
• Enrollment: 15
• Est. completion date: June 1, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: June 1, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 20 Years to 55 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• indications for penetrating keratoplasty
• low transparec of corneae
• low visual acuity

Exclusion Criteria:

• active anterior segment pathology
• previous corneal or anterior segment surgery
• any infection

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Corneal Dystrophies, Hereditary
• Macular Corneal Dystrophy

Intervention

Procedure:
• Fresh Corneal Lenticule Implantation using Relex-Smile Surgery
Knowing that the most important element is damage of stroma we used all preoperative procedures atlas, optic tomography and especially electron microscope. Approximately we planned how much microns we remove and insert, for example we remove 80 µm and we insert fresh corneal lenticule 90 µm with the purpose to remove more dead keratocytes which increase biomechanical instability of corneal metabolism (abnormal increase collagenase activity, decrease proteinase inhibitors, excessive premature keratocyte apoptosis, increase cytokine binding). Fresh Corneal Lenticule and autologous serum contains live stem cells that produce keratocytes, collagen fibers, extracellular matrix which contribute to the regeneration of the cornea, and all this results at increasing of corneal transparency and visual acuity in patients with corneal macular dystrophy.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Kosovo	Eye Hospital Pristina	Pristina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Eye Hospital Pristina Kosovo

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Kosovo, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Increase of corneal transparency	Implanting fresh corneal lenticule we add more live stem cells and keratocytes to stabilize biomechanical stability of cornea. Also making flap and putting autologous serum after one month of implanting fresh corneal lenticule we removed more dead keratocytes from macula dystrophia and added more live keratocytes which contributed to the regeneration of the cornea.	12 months
Secondary	Increase of visual acuity	After implanting fresh corneal lenticule according to clarity of cornea visual acuity increased for 2-3 m and also softening symptoms of corneal dystrophy ex. dry eyes, sensitivity to light, pain in the eye, corneal erosion etc.	12 months