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epafenac and Prevention of CME after Cataract Surgery in Patients Receiving Latanoprost: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Cystoid macular oedema
CME
Prostaglandin
Latanoprost
Nepafenac
NSAIDs
Cataract surgery
Phacoemulsification
OCT
Optical coherence tomography
Registration Number
TCTR20110000013
Lead Sponsor
Glaucoma Research Fund
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
80
Inclusion Criteria

Eyes receiving 0.005% Latanoprost at least 1-month prior to a planned phacoemulsification with PC-IOL implantation; age over 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

history of intra-ocular inflammation; CSME, or macular oedema of any aetiology; proliferative
diabetic retinopathy; retinitis pigmentosa; prior vitreo-retinal surgery; pregnancy;
known/suspicious allergy to NSAIDs/Prostaglandin analogues; physical/mental/intellectual
disabilities preventing from understanding and complying to protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of post-operative CME Up to 10 weeks accumulatively post-operative Optical Coherence Tomography
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Occurrence of post-cataract surgery CME in non-intervention group Up to 10 weeks accumulatively post-operative Optical Coherence Tomography
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