Dexamethasone (Sterodex) Versus Loteprendol (Lotemax) Eye Drops Following Strabismus Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2018-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy and side effects of topical Loteprendol etabonate 0.5% (Lotemax) versus Dexamethasone 0.1% (Sterodex) following strabismus surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
• Treatments: BB 1101; Dexamethasone; Dexamethasone 21-phosphate; Dexamethasone acetate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients undergoing recession strabismus surgery through a fornix approach of one of the horizontal recti muscles (either medial rectus or lateral rectus) or of the inferior oblique muscle

• Must be able to comply with topical treatment

• Must be able to comply with post-operative appointment schedule.

Exclusion criteria:

• Previous ocular surgery (including previous strabismus surgery)

• Ocular pathology

• Family history of glaucoma

• Personal history of allergic drug reaction or allergic conjunctivitis

• More than one muscle operated on

• Adjustable sutures technique

• Patients in whom it is impossible to measure IOP before surgery