Status:
COMPLETED
Role of Postoperative Lubrication in Cataract Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgery
Conditions:
Dry Eye
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Cataract and dry eye are two conditions occurring frequently in the elderly. Several reports suggested a deterioration of dry eye after cataract surgery, causing a significant impact on patients' post...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age older than 18 years
- Cataract surgery scheduled in one or both eyes
- Scheduled for monofocal or monofocal-toric IOL implantation
- OSDI lower than 14
- OSFI higher or equal to 0.3 - Group 1 and Group 2
- OSFI lower than 0.3 - Group 3
Exclusion
- Presence of dry eye symptoms preoperatively
- Occurrence of complications during surgery
- Usage of systemic antibiotic therapy
- Any pathology of the ocular surface except dry eye disease (e.g. corneal scarring, cornea ectasia)
- Ocular surgery within prior 3 months
- Ocular injury within prior 3 months
- Ocular herpes of eye or eyelid within prior 3 months
- Active ocular infection
- Active ocular inflammation or history of chronic, recurrent ocular inflammation within prior 3 months
- Eyelid abnormalities that affect lid function
- Ocular surface abnormality that may compromise corneal integrity
- Pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 22 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 18 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06555224
Start Date
June 22 2021
End Date
December 18 2023
Last Update
August 15 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Hanusch Hospital, Department of Ophthalmology
Vienna, Austria, 1140