# Outcome Following Phacoemulsification Versus Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS)

> **NCT00821223** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center** · enrollment: 420 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Visual Outcomes
- Quality of Life

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** phacoemulsification and SICS
- **PROCEDURE:** manual small incision surgery
- **PROCEDURE:** phacoemulsification

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00821223
- **Lead sponsor:** Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-02
- **Primary completion:** 2010-05
- **Final completion:** 2010-05
- **Target enrollment:** 420 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2010-05-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00821223

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00821223, "Outcome Following Phacoemulsification Versus Small Incision Cataract Surgery (SICS)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00821223. Licensed CC0.

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