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CONTOURA vs WFO Ablation PRK & LASIK

59th Medical Wing · NCT05037370

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 21–50 · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
400
US sites recruiting
1
Study start
April 22, 2021
Record last updated
August 14, 2025

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

This is a prospective randomized contralateral double-masked study. Each patient will be randomized as to which eye undergoes wave-front optimized (WFO) vs. wave-front guided (WFG) during Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) or Laser-assisted in situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery to determine which ablation profile provides the best visual outcome.

Being studied: Wave-Front Optimized (WFO) ablation vs Topography-guided (TG) ablation

Conditions: Refractive Surgery

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Meet requirements for PRK or LASIK i.e., Stable \<= .5 D change MRSE)
  • DOD beneficiaries age 21-50 years
  • Local pts (w/i 60 mi) who will be in the area for at least 6 months post surgery
  • Willing to complete all required follow-up visits

Exclusion Criteria

  • No meeting requirements for PRK or LASIK
  • Desiring monovision treatment
  • Anisometropia >2D spherical equivalent
  • Prior ocular surgeries / trauma / problem
  • History of dry eyes
  • Hyperopia
  • Mixed astigmatism
  • Inability to capture VARIO topolyzer scans
  • Pregnant (or who plans to be within 6 months after surgery)
  • Breastfeeding any time during the study
  • History of herpetic disease

Recruiting US locations

  • Joint Warfighter Refractive Surgery Center at WHASC

    San Antonio, TX 78236

    Site contact: JOSE E CAPO-APONTE, OD, PhD · 210-292-2554 · jose.e.capoaponte.ctr@health.mil

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • JOSE E CAPO-APONTE, OD, PhD · 210-292-2554 · Jose.E.CapoAponte.ctr@health.mil
  • AMBER MARTIN · 210-292-2483 · amber.l.martin38.ctr@health.mil
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