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POST CATARACT SURGERY WITH AND WITHOUT EYE DROPS

Not Applicable
Conditions
Health Condition 1: H251- Age-related nuclear cataract
Registration Number
CTRI/2020/10/028260
Lead Sponsor
Aravind Eye Hospital and Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Other (Terminated)
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1) Patients undergoing topical phacoemulsification with foldable IOL implantation 2) Senile cataract

3) Axial length of 20.5 to 25mm

4) Staying within 100 kms from base hospital and willing for follow up

Exclusion Criteria

1) Age <40 years

2) Diabetes Mellitus of more than 5 years or those with retinopathy

2) Uncontrolled systemic illness

3) Advanced cataract (BCVA 3/60 or less)

4) NSIV, Posterior polar, subluxated , traumatic, complicated and developmental cataract

5) Pregnant and lactating women

6) Patients with mental illness

7) Non visualization of fundus

8) CDR of 0.7 & more

9) IOP of 21 & above

10) Glaucoma 11) Family history of glaucoma 12) H/O steroid responsiveness 13) On systemic steroids for asthma, rheumatoid arthritis or other illness 14)Corneal diseasess 15) Associated ocular comorbidity (ARMD, pseudo exfoliation, small pupil (5mm or less), floppy iris, corneal opacity, macular scar, epiretinal membrane, retinal detachment, uveitis, shallow anterior chamber) 16)Any intraoperative complications (PCR , ZD , Nucleus drop, Vitreous loss)

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Level of Anterior chamber inflammation <br/ ><br>2.Incidence of Cysteriod macular edema <br/ ><br>3.Incidence of raised intra oclular pressure, glaucoma due to steroids <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 9 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Visual outcome <br/ ><br>2. Inflammation break through requiring topical steroidsTimepoint: 9 months
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