Randomised trial of four to six week follow ups vs no medical follow up after uncomplicated cataract extractio
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Eyes ? Cataract extractionEye Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13156311
- Lead Sponsor
- South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 400
Inclusion Criteria
1. Adults aged >= 40 years
2. Scheduled for day-case cataract surgery
3. Able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unable to provide written informed consent
2. Unable to visit their optometrist post-operatively
3. Patients with ocular comorbidity that may be affected by cataract surgery or who require monitoring within 3 months of their operation (including significant diabetic retinopathy, wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) on treatment, severe/end stage glaucoma, previous retinal detachment or vitrectomy)
4. Patients undergoing another simultaneous ophthalmic procedure
5. Patients who suffer from an intra-operative complication requiring early post-operative evaluation (identified at surgery)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. The primary outcome is corrected distance visual acuity (VA). The primary end point will be VA after 3 months of follow up<br> 2. The primary outcome vision-related quality of life impairment measures are the VCM1 and catquest questionnaires after 3 months of follow up<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br> 1. Post-operative complication rate difference between the two groups<br> 2. Post-operative patient satisfaction between the two groups at 3 months<br>