Evaluation of dry eye following topical phacoemulsification surgery

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Conditions: Health Condition 1: H590- Disorders of the eye following cataract surgery

Registration Number: CTRI/2024/04/065964

Lead Sponsor: Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Yet Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1.Patients who will present with senile cataracts during the study period but also have no history of dry eye syndrome

2.Patients giving their consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria

1.Patients with prior systemic diseases or syndromes associated with dry eye (example: diabetes mellitus, hypertension, deficiency of Vitamin A, diseases related to thyroid)

2.Patients who are on medications which have an additional side effect of causing ocular dryness

(eg: diuretics, psychotropic’s, antihistaminic, antidepressants, decongestants, beta blocker drugs, diuretics, and aspirin)(6)

3.Patients who wear contact lens

4.patients with various adnexal disorders, anterior or posterior segment disorders that affect the stability and secretion of tears,

patients on topical antiglaucoma medications that leads to ocular drying

5.conjunctivitis Which is chronic in nature

6.patients having small pupil or pupil which is difficult to dilate

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
dryness evaluation by tear film break up time, visual acuity, dryness evaluation by Schirmers test, dryness evaluation by tear meniscus height, ocular surface disease index questionnaire for evaluating symptoms of dryness.Timepoint: day 1, day 7 and day 30

Secondary Outcome Measures