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The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC)
Sponsor: Universität des Saarlandes
Summary
Aim of this study is to conduct longitudinal and cross-sectional analyses about the corneal ectatic disease Keratoconus based on data obtained from Keratoconus patients in the Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC). The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) was founded in 2010 and, up to now, comprises more than 3,000 Keratoconus patients. Topographic, tomographic and biomechanic characteristics of the disease are being analyzed with the intention to elucidate how the disease begins and develops during lifetime.
Official title: The Homburg Keratoconus Center (HKC) - a Keratoconus Observation Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
5000
Start Date
2011-01-01
Completion Date
2032-01-01
Last Updated
2024-12-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Topographic, tomographic and biomechanical analysis.
The study is based upon data obtained during routine medical follow-ups using 1. the Pentacam high resolution (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) 2. the Corvis ST (Oculus, Wetzlar, Germany) 3. the Anterior-Segment Optical Coherence Tomograph (AS-OCT) Casia 2 (Tomey, Nagoya, Japan) 4. the Ocular Response Analyzer (Reichert Technologies, New York, USA).
Locations (1)
Department of Ophthalmology
Homburg, Saarland, Germany